Australia opener and Delhi Capitals skipper David Warner’s spouse Candice has revealed that her husband may have retired from Test cricket in entrance of house followers in Sydney earlier this 12 months however he has that ‘desire and hunger’ to contribute to his workforce within the Ashes 2023. Warner’s Test profession has been underneath the scanner in current instances and the Australian legends are questioning whether or not the 36-year-old continues to be worthy of a spot within the taking part in XI because the opener has struggled to get stepping into matches.
The opener’s Test kind has been a priority since 2022, making simply 607 runs at a mean of 26.39 in 14 matches, which features a double-century within the Boxing Day Test in opposition to South Africa final 12 months. After a double hundred in opposition to South Africa, Warner has handed the 50-run mark simply twice in 20 innings.
The opening batter was dominated out of Border Gavaskar Trophy, the place recorded mere scores of 1, 10 and 15, mid-way as a result of concussion and likewise picked up a hairline fracture in elbow. Warner, nonetheless, would be the captain of Delhi Capitals within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 within the absence of injured Rishabh Pant.
Notably, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting stated that left-handed opener missed the perfect timing out in entrance of his house crowd after taking part in the Test match in opposition to South Africa in Sydney. But his spouse Candice revealed that Warner by no means thought of retiring within the New Year’s Test earlier this 12 months as he has his eye on the Ashes, which can happen in England in June and July.
“David still has a burning desire to open the batting for Australia. There’s still a lot of things that he wants to achieve that he hasn’t achieved,” Candice instructed Yahoo Sports.
“And clearly one of those would be to perform at the best he possibly can in England against the Dukes ball. Whether the selectors and the coach allow him that, I don’t know. But I do know he still has that desire and that hunger to continue. He’d love to go out on his terms but you’re not always afforded that opportunity and David fully realises that. He could have easily retired after the Sydney Test this year, but that’s not what he wants. He still wanted to contribute to the team in India and still be there at the Ashes and then we’ll just see.”
Warner can be part of the continuing ODI collection in opposition to India however he hasn’t performed within the first two matches. The opener was picked for the third ODI in opposition to India in Chennai, nonetheless, Warner didn’t open the batting within the match.
