Warner a future Test captain, says Arthur

By Greg Buckle, 17 Jan 2012 Greg Buckle is a Roar Pro

Tagged:: Cricket, David Warner, Mickey Arthur, Twenty20

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Australia’s two-match series of Twenty20 matches against India next month could be the start of David Warner’s ascent to the Test captaincy.

The 25-year-old has blasted two centuries in his five-Test career including his breathtaking 180 off 159 deliveries in last week’s third Test against India in Perth.

While the stocky opener is one of T20 cricket’s shining lights and has also emerged as a Test player of note, Australia’s T20 skipper Cameron White may struggle to hold his place in the side for the games at ANZ Stadium on February 1 and at the MCG two days later.

White has a top score of five not out from six innings for the Melbourne Stars in this summer’s Big Bash League.

Warner, in between Test commitments, smashed an unbeaten 102 for the Sydney Thunder in their clash with the Melbourne Stars at the MCG as the powerful left-hander showcased his big-hitting talents.

National coach Mickey Arthur is enormously impressed with Thunder captain Warner’s leadership skills and thirst for hard work on the training track.

“Davey has leadership potential. He has the ability to lead any Australian team in any form of the game at some stage,” Arthur said after Australia’s victory in Perth on Sunday.

“Whether that’s in the next couple of weeks or whether that’s in a year or five years time I’m not sure.

“He has a very good cricket brain. He leads a lot by example.

“He trains the house down.

“The perceptions that everybody had of David Warner and the reality of David Warner the person are poles apart.”

Warner, the working-class Sydney boy from a public-housing estate, was banned for one month from Cricket Australia’s Centre of Excellence in Brisbane in 2007.

The then 20-year-old had tested the patience of his employers with “repeated inappropriate treatment” of facilities which apparently included food fights with Mark Cosgrove and Aaron Finch, who were also suspended.

Arthur says he takes no credit for Warner’s stunning innings in Perth, despite some intensive work in the nets on the opener’s technique with batting coach Justin Langer.

“He’s the guy who actually asked for more and more (work),” Arthur said.

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January 17th 2012 @ 10:55am
Bearfax said | January 17th 2012 @ 10:55am | Report comment

Amazes me these throw away lines being used. First its Paine, Haddin was in the mix, now Warner..a future test Captain? Clarke is likely to be around for another five or more years and his captaincy nous suggests he’ll hold onto that role for the duration of his career. Five years is a long time and players come and go. Warner for all his brilliance may not be around in 5 years. These throw away comments concern me regarding how realistic this admin is.

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- January 17th 2012 @ 12:03pm
  Red Kev said | January 17th 2012 @ 12:03pm | Report comment
  
  Don’t forget “future Australian Captain” Marcus North – didn’t he work out well!
  
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January 17th 2012 @ 11:54am
Chris said | January 17th 2012 @ 11:54am | Report comment

This is the sort of comment that made life very difficult for Michael Clarke for most of his career. A very similiar comment was made when he was just starting out and he was then (unfairly) criticised for it until he actually became captain.

Arthur should have kept his mouth shut and said something along the lines of “Clarke is the current captain and we’re very happy with the job he’s doing”.

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January 17th 2012 @ 12:33pm
Jeff Dowsing said | January 17th 2012 @ 12:33pm | Report comment

I’m sure Micky Arthur is a good cricket coach but he should stick to his knitting. These big statements are becoming quite groanworthy. Just let the guy establish his place in the side for more than 5 seconds!
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January 17th 2012 @ 1:51pm
The Barry said | January 17th 2012 @ 1:51pm | Report comment

Couldn’t agree more…Clarke has been carrying the baggage of this sort of comment for years.

I recall Ponting being tagged a FAC (Future Australian Captain) when he was about 16.

Warner has one season of first class cricket under his belt, and as far as I know has captained one domestic T20 game and one 3-day tour game. He might be a fighter, tough under pressure, etc but at this stage there should still be some question marks over his longevity at international level let alone being a FAC.

It can’t be good for Clarke either who has only had the job for 5 minutes (and done well) and now his successor is being annointed.

Who benefits from this type of statement ?

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- January 17th 2012 @ 4:22pm
  Jason said | January 17th 2012 @ 4:22pm | Report comment
  
  I’m not convinced that Warner will make a great captain. He does seem a bit focussed on himself.
  
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January 17th 2012 @ 4:30pm
Big Steve said | January 17th 2012 @ 4:30pm | Report comment

In arthurs defence, he is talking about the Australian Captain not TEST CAPTAIN. Clarke doesnt play T20 and as mentioned White is terrible so Warner could easily be the next T20 captain for Australia. He is probably the first picked T20 player so it makes sense.

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January 17th 2012 @ 4:55pm
Jeff Dowsing said | January 17th 2012 @ 4:55pm | Report comment

Only Micky Arthur & CA’s publicity machines.
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January 17th 2012 @ 4:56pm
Schtumpy said | January 17th 2012 @ 4:56pm | Report comment

Crazy Saffas

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January 17th 2012 @ 6:23pm
NeeDeep said | January 17th 2012 @ 6:23pm | Report comment

We’ll, he’s from the right state for the job. They just grab you of the beach in NSW and hand you a baggy green. They might as well do the same with the captaincy.

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- January 17th 2012 @ 6:38pm
  jamesb said | January 17th 2012 @ 6:38pm | Report comment
  
  NeeDeep
  
  Everyone thinks its NSW bias, yet apart from captain Clarke (who shouldn’t be a selector) i don’t think NSW has had a selector since John Benuad in the nineties.
  
  BTW Benuad did play a part in selecting a certain leg spinner in Shane Warne.
  
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  - January 18th 2012 @ 12:05pm
    NeeDeep said | January 18th 2012 @ 12:05pm | Report comment
    
    jamesb,
    
    The players are on to it – Shane Watson’s from Queensland, Simon Katich & Beau Casson are from WA. They all moved to NSW for what reason? They aren’t the first players to believe their chances of wearing the baggy green would be improved by a move to Sydney – and they definately won’t be the last.
    
    For me, that raises questions about the integrity of the whole Sheffield Sheild competition. Gone will be the days were a bloke represents his state of “birth / origin”. We’ll just go and play where we can get a game and if you’re any good, wait for the Speedblitz Blues to sign you up
    
    A good mate of mine reckons you get your baggy green in a brown paper bag, the same time you get the sky blue version and the player gets told, “don’t worry, you’ll get to wear the one in the bag in the next season or two.” He hasn’t been far off the mark in the last few seasons. You go through the NSW squad – not many players there that “haven’t” represented Australia. Go to any other states player squad and you will struggle to come up with more than 3 or 4 blokes who have played for their country. In the immortal words of Pauline Hansen – “please explain?”
    
    BTW – Wasn’t it a little odd that we couldn’t have 2 leggies in the national team, when Warney was at the height of his career. MacGill moves to NSW and all of a sudden he gets the call up, despite his figures in Sydney being a little worse than what he was returning at the WACA???
    
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