David Warner says he’s not feeling the stress and has vowed to play worldwide cricket till 2024 even when the selectors finish his prolific Check profession.
The veteran opener arrived again in Sydney on Thursday after his tour of India was lower brief resulting from a fractured elbow.
Warner additionally suffered a concussion throughout the second Check defeat in Delhi and was subbed out of the match earlier than taking part in on day two.
However the 36-year-old believes he’s the precise man to open the batting on this 12 months’s Ashes tour regardless of scoring only one Check century over the past three years.
“I’ve all the time stated I am taking part in till 2024; if the selectors really feel that I am unfit of my spot, then so be it, and I can push on to the white-ball stuff,” Warner advised reporters at Sydney Airport.
“I’ve obtained the following 12 months, a number of cricket’s forward for the crew and if I can maintain scoring runs and placing my finest foot ahead for the crew and I may also help my spot, it would be nice for the crew.
“It is simple pickings (for critics) once you’re 36 happening 37.
“I’ve seen it earlier than with the ex-players as properly.
“So for me if I am taking stress off the remainder of the opposite guys, and nobody’s worrying about the remainder of the crew, I am pleased to do this.”
When requested if Warner was nonetheless in Australia’s plans for the five-Check tour of England in June, Australia selector Tony Dodemaide declined to decide to the aggressive left-hander.
“We’re nervous about what we are able to get out of those remaining two Checks (in India), clearly that is a transparent focus for us in the mean time,” Dodemaide stated on Wednesday.
“We’ll handle the Ashes planning (at a later time), however we’re dedicated to choosing the perfect match and out there gamers for the Check sequence, significantly one thing as large because the Ashes.
“That is not a query that we have addressed to date.
“We’re very eager, as everybody I am certain at dwelling could be, for us to get one thing out of this remaining sequence.”
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.
