Give him one more chance: Mark Taylor backs David Warner for Delhi Test
David Warner (Source: AP Newsroom)
Australia's reliable and legendary opener David Warner is going through a rough phase in his career where he has not been able to bat consistently during the past few years. However, the major problem with him is on the Indian soil where he averages below 23 in the 9 innings.
With two extremely poor outings in the first Test where he could only manage 1 and 10, respectively, the calls to drop him for Travis Head grew further as latter has been brilliant recently.
But former Australian cricketer and current commentator Mark Taylor has asked the management to consider the left-hander for another Test as he would have a real chance to present himself.
"David's been around long enough, and I know he's had plenty of opportunities, but I think you've got to give him at least the next Test match to get it right. Everyone believes and agrees they made a mistake not picking Travis Head,"
Further, he asked to contemplate drafting in Head as he is a crucial member of the side and playing the World number 4 batter on these kind of tracks would only help him get better.
"What they're telling us is they're worried about Travis Head playing on slow, low pitches because he likes the ball coming on, which is not unlike David Warner. But the only way Head is going to get better is if he plays on those sort of pitches and learns to adapt - I've seen it. I saw it with Damien Martyn, he learned to play in India. Matthew Hayden worked it out in India."
Second Test between India and Australia will be played from 17th February in Delhi.
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