Andrew McDonald is assured David Warner has proven the correct indicators forward of the Ashes, because the opener prepares for the largest check of his profession.
Warner’s final Ashes sequence in England attracted headlines for all of the unsuitable causes, dismissed by Stuart Broad seven instances and left to common 9.5.
Any repeat of that may doubtless scupper Warner’s plans for a Sydney retirement subsequent January, and depart him in critical hazard of not surviving the England sequence.
Warner has been adamant 2019 is now largely irrelevant, given he’ll undertake a special strategy to his batting after being too defensive 4 years in the past.
The left-hander made a hard-fought 43 within the first innings of the World Test Championship closing win over India, earlier than being caught behind for one in his subsequent innings.
It got here as Australia’s points on the high of the order in England continued, with Usman Khawaja scoring 0 and 13.
But McDonald is assured the pair received sufficient out of the match forward of Friday’s first Test in opposition to England at Edgbaston.
“I thought Davey moved well in the first innings,” Australia’s coach stated.
“He got strangled down the leg side. You look at that, and you say ‘a little bit of luck there and potentially that’s a bigger score’.
“But the best way he moved, the best way he performed is strictly what we would like.
“And Uzzie’s last two years speak for themselves. There’s going to be failure points for any batters and he’s had one.
“But it doesn’t suggest he is any much less ready.”
If Australia needed any reminder of how hard things would be at the top of the order in England, they got it at The Oval.
The new-ball period at the start of the day was by far the hardest to bat, particularly if there is cloud overhead helping the ball move.
Australia failed to pass 20 for the opening wicket in any of their 10 Ashes innings in 2019, with Marcus Harris and Cameron Bancroft also struggling beside Warner.
But McDonald said it did not mean he would Warner or Khawaja going into survival mode, as was the case with the openers four years ago.
“I do not assume survival comes into most batters’ minds as of late,” McDonald stated.
“It’s extra about how you are going to rating runs and what your technique goes to be.
“Last Ashes series it was on average 2-20, so they’re going to be challenged again here.
“But so long as they’re clear within the technique, that is the best way to get success over 5 Test matches.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
