Re: The Ashes - Third Test @ Old Trafford
Reply #45 –
Pity is Iaj is that the pitches they are serving up aren't greentops and Warner was just as deficient against spin as everybody else in India. Like most of them he simply does not have a plan against spin- a defensive plan or a low(er) risk scoring method. He is not the answer to our batting malaise, just another in a long line of stroke players with dodgy techniques and the wrong attitude to Test-level batting.
In fact, if you go through the details, Warner's big scores (BOTH of them) have been made on decks that suited pace bowling where the ball came on. No spin was involved in Perth or Hobart. Yes, he punishes rubbish but at the same time his defensive technique is average.... he gets bowled more often by straight deliveries than any left hander I've ever seen. Then there is Swan...
And to think that he has realigned his attitude after spending 2 weeks with Australia A is laughable. Given that he had another incident on the field recently..... no, he needs to prove that he is 100% sorted before he gets back on the team bus.
On top of that, I don't see how he can be trusted to have pulled his head from his posterior... another incident recently, albeit a minor on field one. Seriously, 2 weeks for Australia A and he gets recalled?
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