“It definitely was [pivotal] to me becoming the person I am today”
Australia opener David Warner has said that his infamous punch-up with England batsman Joe Root in 2013 helped him shed his old ways and transform into the cricketer and man he is today.
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“I now know you can’t take anything for granted”
Australia opening batsman David Warner has admitted that “having a kick up the backside is what I really needed” after he was involved in numerous controversies over the past couple of months.
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“I let them down in the Champions Trophy, and not getting selected in the first two Tests was massive for us”
Australia opening batsman David Warner is determined “to keep working hard” in order to “maintain that respect from the boys” after conceding that he had “let them down in the Champions Trophy”.
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“Hopefully we can have some good battles on the field this time”
England batsman Joe Root has announced that he is looking forward to having “some good battles” against Australia opener David Warner.
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“I just backed myself and played my strokes and it’s good to see the boys, all of us, gelling together and playing so well.”
Australia opening batsman David Warner has admitted to having a “tough trot” in the past couple of months, but the flamboyant big-hitter added that he was “happy to score runs for NSW [New South Wales]” after smashing back-to-back centuries for them in the ongoing Ryobi Cup.
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“It’s a word that’s been popping up the last 12 months with us in the Australian team, and I think now they’ve found the right combination”
Australia opening batsman David Warner has announced that the national team’s batting line-up needs to regain some sort of “clarity” ahead of the Ashes series in November.
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“He knows we’ve got a huge summer ahead”
Australia captain Michael Clarke has announced that he has no doubt opening batsman David Warner will bounce back and show what he is truly capable of during the second leg of the Ashes series in November.
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“I don’t think he’s got anything to prove and his form has been really great”
Australia Twenty20 captain George Bailey has announced he has “no doubt” that left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson will make his Ashes comeback during the second leg of the historic series, which gets underway on November 21.
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Warner described the incident as “friendly banter”
Australia batsman David Warner seems to love getting himself into arguments and fights as he was involved in yet another altercation, only this time it did not take place in a bar and did not result in anyone getting punched.
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Warner conceded that Australia made the right move by dropping him
Australia opening batsman David Warner had finally admitted that he “definitely needed a kick up the bum” after getting suspended till the start of the ongoing Ashes series for punching England’s Joe Root at the Walkabout bar in Birmingham during the Champions Trophy.
