Melbourne: An Ashes series win in England in 2023 and defeating India in their own backyard are the two important milestones Australia opener David Warner is eyeing before calling it quits from Test cricket.
After retaining the Ashes with an unassailable 3-0 lead inside 12 days at the MCG here on Tuesday, Warner, who turned 35 in October this year during the T20 World Cup, where he won the player-of-the-tournament award in Australia’s title triumph, admitted that he is not done yet.
‘We still haven’t beaten India in India. That would be nice to do. And obviously, England away, we had a drawn series (in 2019), but hopefully, if I managed to get that chance and opportunity, I might think about going back,’ Warner was quoted as saying by ‘ESPNcricinfo’.
Warner has played 13 and eight Tests across three series in England and two in India, respectively. But he has a poor record in both the countries, averaging 26 and 24 respectively without a century.
Warner would turn 37 by the next Ashes trip to England, but for the left-handed opener, age is just a number.
‘I think James Anderson sets the benchmark for older guys these days,’ he said.
‘We look up to him as we’re getting on in our days. But for me, it’s about performing to the best of my ability and putting runs on the board.
‘I feel in good touch. As I said, I was out of runs not out of form, so hopefully, I can put some more numbers on the board leading into this new year.
Meanwhile, David Warner took a sly dig at his former Indian Premier League franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday. Ahead of the mega IPL 2022 auction, SRH released Warner who led them to their only title win in 2016. Things didn’t go out as planned for SRH in the last season of IPL where they finished at the bottom of the points table as Warner was also sacked as the captain midway during the tournament.
Warner mocked SRH when a fan asked newly-appointed head coach Tom Moody if the team will have a good auction next year.
‘Baha doubt it,’ Warner had tweeted while replying to a fan’s tweet which read: ‘How about having a good auction for SRH Tom? Please.’
SRH replied to their former captain on Twitter and congratulated him for Australia’s Ashes win and hoped that the left-hander has a good IPL 2022 auction when he goes under the hammer next year.
