By India Today Sports Desk: Australia captain Pat Cummins has refused to ensure the collection of David Warner for the Manchester Test within the Ashes 2023 collection, saying that the workforce administration would hold all their choices open following the defeat at Headingley.
Warner is slowly winding down his Test profession and the continued collection is all set to be his remaining Ashes. The collection of the 36-year-old forward of the 5 Tests in opposition to England was extensively debated as he had struggled for type heading into the competition.
Warner confirmed some combat within the Lord’s Test as he scored an aggressive fifty within the first innings. However, the outing at Leeds was one to neglect for the opener as he was dismissed by his arch-nemesis Stuart Broad.
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Broad dismissed the Aussie opener twice within the match, having now dismissed Warner 17 occasions in his Test profession. England would find yourself profitable the Headingley check by three wickets to make the collection 2-1 heading into the sport at Manchester.
Speaking after the match, as quoted by Fox Sports, Cummins was requested if Warner may very well be dropped to accommodate Cameron Green and the in-form Mitchell Marsh within the facet. The Australian captain refused to ensure a spot for the opener and stated that the workforce would hold their choices open.
“We’ll keep all our options open. We’ve got nine or 10 days now, so we’ll take a deep breath.”
“We’ll go away for a few days but everyone comes back into it. Greeny should be fit for Manchester, we should have a full roster. So we’ll have a look at the wicket, have a chat and work out the best XI,” stated Cummins.
When requested in regards to the omission of Marsh from the facet regardless of scoring 118, Cummins was extra strident.
“It’s possible, but it was a pretty impressive week wasn’t it?” he stated.