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Leading to the Ashes there has been a lot of speculation about the line-up of the Australian team and how effective the Australians will be in English conditions.
David Warner has played 19 Tests for an average just under 40.
Warner has been criticised for being inconsistent and not valuing his wicket.
He has been labeled as someone who struggles against the moving ball because of his lack of footwork and fragile defence.
I believe Warner would be better off batting down the order at six after Clarke.
I think Warner’s aggressive game will be suited to facing a worn-out bowling attack with a older ball. This way he could go out and play his natural game. This would also remove the pressure associated with opening the batting.
Warner could be related to Kiwi captain McCullum.
McCullum used to open the batting for New Zealand. McCullum shows similarities to Warner, with their aggressive styles and lack of footwork. McCullum has looked a different player after being moved to the number six position.
He has looked a better batsman and I think the move to six could have the same result with Warner.
My Ashes team would be:
Rogers
Cowan
Hughes
Khawaja
Clarke
Warner
Wade/Haddin (I’m not going to start that debate)
Pattinson
Starc
Bird
Faulkner/ Lyon depending on pitch conditions.
So Roarers what do you think?
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