As both teams gear up for the third Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval from December 17, the former explosive opener David Warner backed his former teammate and one of his close friends, Usman Khawaja, to return to his opening position for the next game against England.
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Even though Head opened in Perth, Warner said that the left-handed batter’s real strength has always been at number five. Head averages 41.46 in that position and has scored eight out of his ten Test centuries at this position.
David Warner backs Usman Khawaja to open in 3rd Ashes Test
Warner feels that bringing Khawaja back to the top and moving Head down again would actually make things more difficult for England.
Travis Head’s aggressive batting in the middle order has been a big advantage for Australia, especially because for many years they didn’t have a powerful and fearless stroke player in that spot. Now they finally do, so Warner is against the idea to open with Head.
However, the former opener noted that Head could be a future opener once Khawaja retires, but opening in Tests demands a completely different mindset, and the team would still need a backup plan if the experiment doesn’t work.
The selectors have a headache: David Warner
Warner explained, “We didn't have that aggressor down in the middle order [in previous years]. Australia has that now as well, and moving forward with whatever Uzzy decides to do, if he hangs them up, they can look that way.”
The Aussie icon signed off by saying, “But then it's on all of us to understand that potentially might not work, and Travis will have to go back down the order. And then they are going to have to look for another replacement. The selectors have a headache.”
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