You reckon? I would've thought that these kind of performances would hasten his and Smith's return to the team. Is there still a strong anti-Warner sentiment in Australia?
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You reckon? I would've thought that these kind of performances would hasten his and Smith's return to the team. Is there still a strong anti-Warner sentiment in Australia?
He's a talented player and when he's in form he's entertaining to watch, but I believe he is a toxic personality in the dresssing room. Half the problem with the ball-tampering saga is that Smith (and other senior players) was not strong enough to stand up to him.
I think in the long term, Smith and Bancroft could come back, but I don't believe there's a place for Warner.
He certainly seems to have been portrayed that way. I guess what doesn't help him as well are the issues the team had with the new Cricket Australia contracts this time last year, where he again was characterised as the instigator of the problems between players and administrators. Perhaps he's run out of friends!
That being said, I was listening to match on the radio while at work the other day and Johnathan Agnew was chatting to Adam Gilchrist about a similar ODI series back in the days of Kerry Packer when several high profile Aussie cricketers had been band from playing for the national team as a result of their participation in the World Series matches. The 2nd string Australian team were comfortably beaten resulting in a switch in public opinion who were happy to see past transgressions forgotten in favour of a competitive team. Let's see how the current side goes in these last 2 games and the next 8 months, maybe we'll see another change in opinion
There were rumours from within the national setup about Warner long before any of this. The contract negotiations were actually one of his finer moments as he was digging his heels in over payments to first class and list A players rather than national contracts.
If you don't already, check out Brett Geeves on twitter. Offers some very interesting views without a CA media muzzle
Thanks for the tip i'll have a look