David Warner’s miserable Ashes campaign has continued at Old Trafford with the Australia opener falling for a second-ball duck – once again to Stuart Broad.
Warner, who has scored just 79 runs in seven innings with 60 of those coming in the first innings of the third Test at Headingley, attempted to leave the fourth delivery of the first over but deflected it to Jonny Bairstow behind the stumps.
The former vice-captain has now been dismissed five times for 32 runs in the series by Broad and registered single digit returns in six visits to the crease.
He averages just over 11 for the series – his worst run of form since making his Test debut in 2011.
Warner is also only the fourth opener in Ashes history to register at least six single figure dismissals in a series joining Australia’s Colin McDonald (1956), Jon Dyson (1981) and Mike Atherton (1997).
Broad has now dismissed him 10 times – the most by any bowler with former Australia skipper Michael Clarke the only player he has dismissed more times with 11.
“It’s a tentative leave … you’re trying to feel your way in, it’s not easy,” Shane Warne said on Sky Sports.
“He’s (Broad) all over him like a cheap suit.”
Lancey5times
Roar Rookie
In this day and age when professional sport is so cutthroat it amazes me that things like pride still get in the way of sensible selection decisions. Warner clearly is not suited to opening the batting in English conditions yet he is chosen to do so because the selectors, and himself I'm sure, see him as an "opener". David Warner is certainly one of our best 6 batsman but he should be batting elsewhere in England. Being listed as 5 doesn't make you a failure. It's makes a sensible decision
Paul
Roar Guru
The poor guy is so out of touch, he's almost inventing ways to get out to Broad. A length delivery 18 inches outside off stump is one he'd normally smile at as he raises the bat, but that shot/non shot he played, summed up the place he currently is mentally.
Gee
Roar Rookie
Warner is a very lucky boy that all the other openers in the squad are just as bad. When an opener can't even leave a ball correctly he should go down a level to find some form. Still he has three more digs ( I assume) to show he isn't an overrated flat tracker.
anon
Roar Pro
It's been pretty clear since the 1st Test that he's better suited for flat T20 tracks. No idea against the seaming ball.