Warner's retirement plan could be taken out of his hands. 😬 Tubby has had his say on the call facing selectors. 👇 9WWOS TheAshes
While Warner improved on his dismal 2019 Ashes tour, on which he managed only 95 runs at 9.50, he again had a sub-par series, registering just 285 runs at 28.50., but whether he's deserving of his place in the side for the summer is debatable..
"I thought ... if he went out there and made a hundred and we won the game he's inked himself in for the next three in Australia. The fact he made 60, got a good delivery, to be fair to him, and now we're not really sure what to do."I reckon the selectors will be having a look at those Test matches and thinking, 'Now, do we keep David?'. We know what he can do. Or do we start thinking about the future? And that's going to be a real tough one.
Other options include blooding South Australia's Tim Ward, Western Australia's Teague Wyllie or Victorian Ashley Chandrasinghe. The wildcard in the deck is Will Pucovski, who looked set to be Australia's next long-term top-order batter before his career was derailed by a string of concussions and mental health issues. Pucovski returned to cricket late in the Australian summer and is now doing a stint in the UK, playing for Weybridge in the Surrey league.
"Normally at the end of an Ashes series, you start looking beyond and start saying, 'What's our side look like in two or three years' time?'," Taylor said.Australia will meet Pakistan in three Tests in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney, before facing the West Indies in two Tests in Adelaide and Brisbane.