Ahead of the upcoming Test sequence towards India, veteran Australia opener David Warner mentioned he feels “tired, exhausted” after an intense Australian summer season season.
In the house summer season, Warner performed within the three-match ODI sequence towards Zimbabwe, New Zealand, and England and was part of the 5 Tests towards West Indies and South Africa. He additionally opened in T20 World Cup at residence and, along with that, performed half a dozen video games for Sydney Thunder within the Big Bash League (BBL).
“It’s been challenging. I’m quite tired and exhausted. A few guys have gone to the UAE League but aren’t attending the Cricket Australia awards. From my perspective, it would have been nice to have had another night at home. But it is what it is,” Warner was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.
“Hopefully, next year I can come out and be fresher than I am now. It will be a long lead-in to our summer [that includes the ODI World Cup in India]. From a personal point of view, I’m going to have to try and work out how to stay nice and fresh,” he added.
Speaking about Monday’s Cricket Australia awards, Warner hoped he might have gotten a time without work relatively than attending the occasion.
“There are a few guys who have gone to the UAE League, which aren’t going to the Cricket Australia awards,” Warner mentioned.
“From my perspective, that would’ve been nice to have had another night at home. But it is what it is,” he added.
In addition to all of the on-field video games, Warner needed to cope with lots off the sector in the summertime. In December final yr, Warner appealed and withdrew his case for being concerned within the management group (involving the sandpaper gate). The cause behind his withdrawal was that the assessment panel determined to carry a listening to in public. At the identical time, the preliminary setup was the place Warner might privately current his case to a three-person impartial panel.
The left-hander slammed the method by taking to social media platforms. “They want to conduct a public spectacle to, in the Panel’s words, have a “cleansing”. “I am not prepared for my family to be the washing machine for cricket’s dirty laundry.” he had mentioned.
