Written by Vaibhav Tripathi
Australia’s Test captain Pat Cummins has backed veteran opener David Warner to maintain his position at the top of the batting order in the upcoming fourth Ashes Test in Manchester.
Warner has faced difficulties in finding his form during the Ashes, with only one half-century across six innings and scores ranging from 9 to 66. Despite calls from ex-cricketers to replace Warner, Cummins and the team management have chosen to keep faith in him.
“We’ll chat about it, but I imagine it will stay the same. I think (Warner) has been going really well. I thought at Lord’s, he was really impressive. Last week, like many of us, he probably didn’t contribute as much as he would have liked with the bat,” Pat Cummins said ahead of the fourth Test.
“He’s been out there over the last couple of days putting in a lot of work, but I think this tour he has shown a lot of good signs and hasn’t quite kicked on to make that big score. Some of those innings he’s played under really tough circumstances has made it easy for (Steven) Smith to come in and score runs, or the like,” he added.
The final decision will be made after further discussions, but it is likely that Warner will retain his position at the top of the batting order for the upcoming Test match.
The fourth Test between England and Australia is scheduled to take place at Old Trafford from July 19 to 23.