“If He Bats Like That, He Can Go Another Year”: Ian Healy Praises David Warner | Cricket News

David Warner can proceed enjoying Test cricket for an additional yr if he continues his imperious type displayed in opposition to Pakistan within the simply concluded first Test in Perth, former Australia wicketkeeper Ian Healy mentioned. The 37-year-old, who scored a match profitable 164 off 211 ball within the first innings in opposition to Pakistan within the opening Test, which Australia gained by 360 runs, is enjoying his swansong collection as he’s more likely to bid adieu to the longest format of the sport after the third Test in Sydney in his residence floor.

“What I love about him is his durability. We all know how fit he must be because he’s maintained his pace between wickets. I just love the way that he kept going and his feet moved,” Healy mentioned on SEN Radio.

“This is the bit I agree about Mitchell Johnson and what he said about, ‘Why have a swansong, your last three years hasn’t been very good and now you’re picking the way you can retire’.

“But if he bats like that, he can go one other yr for mine (me) till he does not need to play anymore.That’s what he is been lacking in Test cricket, that footwork, steadiness and actual bat pace when he wanted it,” he added.

Given his recent poor run in Test cricket, Warner faced a lot of criticism for publicly announcing he hopes to finish his Test career after this series in Sydney by former teammate Mitchell Johnson.

Johnson felt that the series against Pakistan should have been used to pick Warner’s successor.

However, Healy feels the southpaw’s century in difficult conditions won Australia the match in Perth.

“That 160 he made within the first innings gained us a Test in Perth. It wasn’t straightforward. I checked out it from afar on Thursday afternoon and I mentioned, ‘Oh, jeez, I would not wish to be Pakistan’, they will really feel a couple of foot shorter than they really are tomorrow afternoon not realizing how troublesome the circumstances had been.

“Maybe Pakistan missed the trick in the first session (on Day 1), bowling too short, but I don’t know of anyone else that can make 160 that quick in tough conditions.

“I like the way in which Michael Slater made robust second innings batting circumstances look. Mark Waugh might additionally make a mockery out of robust circumstances, however David Warner was excellent.”

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