David Warner says he isn’t feeling the stress and has vowed to play worldwide cricket till 2024 even when the selectors finish his prolific Test profession.
The veteran opener arrived again in Sydney on Thursday after his tour of India was minimize brief as a consequence of a fractured elbow.
Warner additionally suffered a concussion through the second Test defeat in Delhi and was subbed out of the match earlier than play on day two.
But the 36-year-old believes he’s the suitable man to open the batting on this 12 months’s Ashes tour regardless of scoring only one Test century over the past three years.
“I’ve always said I’m playing to 2024; if the selectors feel that I’m not worthy of my spot, then so be it, and I can push on to the white-ball stuff,” Warner instructed reporters at Sydney Airport.
“I’ve got the next 12 months, a lot of cricket’s ahead for the team and if I can keep scoring runs and putting my best foot forward for the team and I can help my spot, it’d be great for the team.
“It’s straightforward pickings (for critics) while you’re 36 occurring 37.
“I’ve seen it before with the ex-players as well.
“So for me if I’m taking stress off the remainder of the opposite guys, and nobody’s worrying about the remainder of the staff, I’m joyful to do this.”
When asked if Warner was still in Australia’s plans for the five-Test tour of England in June, Australia selector Tony Dodemaide declined to commit to the aggressive left-hander.
“We’re apprehensive about what we are able to get out of those remaining two Tests (in India), clearly that is a transparent focus for us in the meanwhile,” Dodemaide stated on Wednesday.
“We’ll tackle the Ashes planning (at a later time), however we’re dedicated to selecting the very best match and out there gamers for Test collection, notably one thing as large because the Ashes.
“That’s not a question that we’ve addressed so far.
“We are very eager, as everybody I’m positive at dwelling can be, for us to get one thing out of this remaining collection.”
Warner has been joined by quick bowler Josh Hazlewood and bowling allrounder Ashton Agar in exiting the troubled tour, with Australia trailing 0-2 and their hopes of regaining the Border-Gavaskar trophy already over.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
