Australian batter David Warner‘s poor form in Tests continued as he flopped in the first match of the four-match Test series against India in Nagpur. It won’t be a surprise, then if the Australian team management replaces him with Travis Head for the second Test at Delhi. Head is breathing down the neck and the Australian fans might rate Warner high based on what he has done back home, but for many in the cricketing world, Warner the Test batter doesn’t trigger much reverence now.
However, former Australia captain Mark Taylor backed Warner and said the management should give him another chance in the 2nd Test match. The left-hander scored only 1 and 10 runs in the first and second innings respectively in the 1st Test.
“David’s been around long enough, and I know he’s had plenty of opportunities, but I think you’ve got to give him at least the next Test match to get it right. As Warner and Usman Khawaja found out today, they bat at the top of the order and faced Ravi Ashwin with the new ball, and then four overs later got Ravi Jadeja. So it doesn’t really matter where you bat; you’re going to face the same stuff. So I would be sticking with the top two at the moment.” Taylor was quoted as saying by Wide World Sports.
They’re worried about Travis Head playing on slow pitches: Mark Taylor
Taylor also talked about Australia not picking Head for the first Test and said that Head is not used to play on such slow pitches, he said that he likes the ball coming on his bat with a good pace which is not possible in Indian pitches and Warner has a great experience playing in India.
“Everyone believes and agrees they made a mistake not picking Travis Head. What they’re telling us is they’re worried about Travis Head playing on slow, low pitches because he likes the ball coming on, which is not unlike David Warner.
But the only way Head is going to get better is if he plays on those sort of pitches and learns to adapt – I’ve seen it. I saw it with Damien Martyn, he learned to play in India. Matthew Hayden worked it out in India.” he said.
