Vaibhav Tripathi
Ricky Ponting, former Australian skipper, believes David Warner’s problems against Stuart Broad are more related to mental side of things than technical. The veteran seamer has dismissed Warner 17 times in Tests, including twice in the last Test in Leeds.
“I know there’s been a lot of chat the last couple of days since the end of Headingley and it’s more the fact that it’s Broad that’s getting him out, I think. I think if it was anybody else, the noise probably wouldn’t be quite as loud, but the fact that he struggled to get through the opening spells of Broad a few times in this series again, makes it a little bit more of a worry,” Ricky Ponting told in the latest episode of The ICC Review.
“When someone’s got you out 17 times, it does become as much a mental or probably more of a mental battle than it does a technical battle. But just thinking about the series, I’d be inclined to stick with David Warner,” he added.
It remains to be seen whether Warner retains his place for the fourth Test in Manchester or not. The fourth Test will be played from July 19 at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester.