NEW DELHI: Back amongst runs after scoring a scintillating double hundred in his one centesimal fit all over the Boxing Day Test towards South Africa, opener David Warner mentioned that he’s now not performed but and is ‘further motivated’ to do smartly within the highly-anticipated Test collection towards India and the ashes subsequent yr.
After a protracted lean patch, Warner roared again to shape in taste and helped Australia blow away the Proteas by means of an innings and 182 runs to comb the Test collection.
The 36-year-old mentioned after the fit that he’s in a contented position however hinted that Test cricket is also the primary one to ‘fall off’ in his world profession.
“I wish you would stop telling me my age. I don’t feel 36,” Warner mentioned after the MCG Test ended inside of 4 days.
“I’m running faster than a lot of these youngsters in (the dressing room). So when they catch up to me then I might think about pulling the pin.
“The further motivation for me is successful in India, and entirely successful a chain in England. I’ve been instructed by means of the trainer and the selectors they would like me to be there. I nonetheless know what power I will deliver to the crew. .”
On his Test career, Warner said: “Was there doubts? Yeah, after all, there used to be doubts in my thoughts. But for me, it used to be about simply going in the market and understanding that I’ve nonetheless were given that starvation and resolution as a result of each and every time I rock up the educational I’ve were given it.
“I think once I’ve started losing that spark and energy around training and, you know, taking the mickey out of people, playing some jokes here and there … I think that’s when I probably know it’s time.”
Australia will tackle India in 4 Tests with collection opener scheduled in Nagpur from February 9.
“We know what we’re going to prepare for, they’re going to be turning wickets. It’s different with the venues, Nagpur and Delhi are quite dry, then Dharamsala that time of the year, we’ve played there, and we probably should have won that test, but we lost that ourselves.
“There’s going to be occasions when it is going to be difficult over there, however it is about how our batters can construct and bat giant as we did in Pakistan.
“I think with the ball, we’re going to do a fantastic job, we’ve got a world-class spinner in Nathan Lyon and we’re going to have to potentially think about playing two spinners.”
“Obviously in Sri Lanka, we had good methods and we saw in that first Test in Galle, everyone was playing reverse sweeps and sweeps, everyone had a method and they stuck to it,” he added.
Asked if this may be Australia’s highest likelihood to win that elusive Test collection in India, Warner mentioned, “Shall I start the headlines now, before we go over there? I did remember somebody talking about two-day Tests the other week. It’s going to be interesting.”
Fed up with Cricket Australia’s “public trial” to raise his management ban from the South Africa ball-tampering scandal, Warner lately had an outburst and mentioned his circle of relatives cannot be a “washing machine for cricket’s dirty laundry”.
“That’s all parked now. I don’t have to worry about that. Not even thinking about it. (The) focus is now towards Sydney and getting myself right for the BBL (Big Bash League),” he mentioned.
(With inputs from PTI)
After a protracted lean patch, Warner roared again to shape in taste and helped Australia blow away the Proteas by means of an innings and 182 runs to comb the Test collection.
The 36-year-old mentioned after the fit that he’s in a contented position however hinted that Test cricket is also the primary one to ‘fall off’ in his world profession.
“I wish you would stop telling me my age. I don’t feel 36,” Warner mentioned after the MCG Test ended inside of 4 days.
“I’m running faster than a lot of these youngsters in (the dressing room). So when they catch up to me then I might think about pulling the pin.
“The further motivation for me is successful in India, and entirely successful a chain in England. I’ve been instructed by means of the trainer and the selectors they would like me to be there. I nonetheless know what power I will deliver to the crew. .”
On his Test career, Warner said: “Was there doubts? Yeah, after all, there used to be doubts in my thoughts. But for me, it used to be about simply going in the market and understanding that I’ve nonetheless were given that starvation and resolution as a result of each and every time I rock up the educational I’ve were given it.
“I think once I’ve started losing that spark and energy around training and, you know, taking the mickey out of people, playing some jokes here and there … I think that’s when I probably know it’s time.”
Australia will tackle India in 4 Tests with collection opener scheduled in Nagpur from February 9.
“We know what we’re going to prepare for, they’re going to be turning wickets. It’s different with the venues, Nagpur and Delhi are quite dry, then Dharamsala that time of the year, we’ve played there, and we probably should have won that test, but we lost that ourselves.
“There’s going to be occasions when it is going to be difficult over there, however it is about how our batters can construct and bat giant as we did in Pakistan.
“I think with the ball, we’re going to do a fantastic job, we’ve got a world-class spinner in Nathan Lyon and we’re going to have to potentially think about playing two spinners.”
“Obviously in Sri Lanka, we had good methods and we saw in that first Test in Galle, everyone was playing reverse sweeps and sweeps, everyone had a method and they stuck to it,” he added.
Asked if this may be Australia’s highest likelihood to win that elusive Test collection in India, Warner mentioned, “Shall I start the headlines now, before we go over there? I did remember somebody talking about two-day Tests the other week. It’s going to be interesting.”
Fed up with Cricket Australia’s “public trial” to raise his management ban from the South Africa ball-tampering scandal, Warner lately had an outburst and mentioned his circle of relatives cannot be a “washing machine for cricket’s dirty laundry”.
“That’s all parked now. I don’t have to worry about that. Not even thinking about it. (The) focus is now towards Sydney and getting myself right for the BBL (Big Bash League),” he mentioned.
(With inputs from PTI)
