Warner wants to be the ‘heir apparent’

Australia may be down and out, but their opener David Warner plucks motivation in these hard times too. The destructive opener has  had a  phenomenal  spell in test cricket over the past year, and comparitively was a good batsman even in the Ashes, with 4 fifties under his belt in the 4 test matches; the most by an Australian in this Ashes series. He now feels that he is ready to take on the reins of Australian cricket, Deputy to the Skipper elect Steven Smith.

His career now stands at a critical juncture; he has an impressive record of 3564 runs from 42 test matches at an average of just under 47.
“I had my first captain experience in the IPL this year,” Warner said, in support of his cause. He almost took the Hyderabadi franchise to the IPL play offs single handedly as well.
“I felt like I had the team going in the right direction and I got some great feedback from the coaching staff and guys like (former India Test batsman) VVS Laxman and Murali (Sri Lanka’s record-breaking spin bowler Muthiah Muralidaran) as well, so it was pleasing to hear that.

“And being captained by (New South Wales teammate) Moises Henriques as well – he came up to me saying I did a great job, which is always a great thing to hear.” added the NSW opener.

“Definitely if the opportunity (to be vice-captain) arises I’d love to take that, but obviously at the end of the day I’ve got to do my job for the team, which is to score runs.” warner stated confidently.

Warner has his own back, but he needs to prove that his attitude isn’t wayward, as CA boss Sutherland pointed out that he’s ‘looking for trouble’ after the opener confronted India’s Rohit Sharma on the team’s tour down under. Warner’s attitude has always been under the scanner, but the man himself feels that he’s now mentally in a better state than before.

“Go back two years (to the 2013 Ashes tour) and my life probably wasn’t in the right direction,” said the doting father of one, whose wife Candice is expecting their second child next year.

“I was playing cricket for Australia, it’s a boyhood dream but I needed to be put back in my place a little bit. And since then I think I’ve turned around a lot.  I’ve got a lot of hundreds and I’m playing a good brand of cricket.

“There’s been a little bit of a hiccup with the Rohit Sharma stuff, but at the end of the day that was on the field and I’ve learned to bite my tongue a little bit now. I’ve got to keep moving forward and my job is to score runs.

“If I can keep doing that, the rest will take care of itself.” he concluded.”