ASHES CRICKET 2019 SERIES

He went for a duck at Old Trafford, completing a pair. No-one was going to accuse Broad of having the wood on him no-one was going to say that Warner was scared of facing Broad. He doesn't like to take the first ball of the match, yet in the second innings at Old Trafford, Ashes on the line, and in the first at The Oval, his Test career potentially on the line, he made sure he was there, facing Broad. The signs that Warner has been desperate to impose himself have been there. Ninety five runs in 10 Test innings, the lowest ever return for an opener playing a five-Test series. Stuart Broad had got him again, the seventh time in 10 innings.

ASHES CRICKET 2019 SERIES

David Warner's highest score in the Ashes series was just 61Д«ut as the sun shone on Sunday afternoon, Warner trudged off The Oval. Smith, with all his ticks and jitters, would be the one to struggle, people said Warner was as good as ever. Warner's redemption.Д¬oming on the back of a sterling World Cup, where he hit three centuries and finished as the tournament's second-leading run-scorer, people expected Warner to easily translate his white-ball form to the Test arena. That's what this Ashes series was going to be. 'Not a proper opener,' came the sniffs.Д«ut going into this Ashes series, Warner was the player most feared. When he first started playing Test cricket, he was dismissed as a T20 slogger. When he performs, his batting is a metaphorical two fingers up to his critics. Highlights and reaction to fifth Test at The Oval.England win final Test to level Ashes series.People describe him as someone who holds grudges but they don't put him off he thrives on being in the moment, being in the thick of things, and proving people wrong. He even grew a Dick Dastardly moustache to twiddle a few years back. Warner is the pantomime villain wherever Australia go. 'Flat pitch, series done? It's perfect for him.'

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