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They say that in sport there is very little distance between the Penthouse and the Outhouse.
Dave Warner is testimony to this saying, with him going from being the great batting hope in the lead up to the Ashes to being lucky not to be sacked from the squad due to two separates imbecilic acts by him. Saved the sack, but suspended until the start of the Ashes, meaning he had little or no hope of participation in the early Ashes Tests.
Only to have Darren Lehmann replace Mickey Arthur as Australia’s coach, with his first quote about Warner being this:
“We can’t control what’s happened in the past. We’ve just got to worry about the future and make sure he gets enough nets and then comes into consideration like everyone else.”
As soon as you read this quote, you had to commend Lehmann’s wisdom in virtually condemning the recent past to the best forgotten file and allowing all players a clean slate, a sure fire quick way to engender a renaissance of belief back in individuals and a group as a whole with camaraderie being the result.
The difficulty in applying this ‘bright new start’ to Warner is that his actions deserved real punishment, and if he is afforded forgiveness and consideration for the 1st Test, it would seem as though the only repercussion he felt for his actions was a wrap over the knuckles with a wet hanky.
Plus it would pay scant regard to reward for effort if Warner was given a place in the 11 for the ones in the squad who have shown form in the lead up as well as dotted all the i’s and crossed all the t’s from an attitude perspective.
The only response to these justifiable reactions is that Lehmann is the uncompromising sod that he has been made out to be with his sole focus being on giving his team the best chance to win. You saw that in what was seen as pandering to the team’s “Drama Queen” in Shane Watson by granting his incessant whines to open the innings.
We might have viewed it this way, whereas Lehmann instantly saw an average of 43.67 as an opener next to a career average of 35.34.
The same applies to Warner, who obviously is a mental midget that cannot hold his drink but is one of the few in the Aussie squad that could be decisive with the bat in the Ashes, meaning he must be in Australia’s Top 6 for the 1st Test.
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