^^ D. Cherny in The Australian writes that it's a sign of ageing, a split second off in the reflexes.
Yup.
Warner's retirement announcement.
Warner:
"I've had a couple of unlucky dismissals and then dismissals where I've tried to negate the swing or the seam and it's caught the outside edge of the bat.
"I feel like I'm in a good space, contributed well, and as a batting unit we're all about partnerships, and I think the partnerships that we've had in key moments of this series have actually worked very well for us as a team."
[Deluded, of course. But that's why we have selectors. The selectors job is not to be deluded.
"Unlucky"? For four years?? When it's the same mode of dismissal over and over again???
"Partnerships"? So you deserve credit for Khawaja's runs?? So you agree Broad, Anderson and co. deserve credit for Stokes's runs???]
"I've had a couple of unlucky dismissals and then dismissals where I've tried to negate the swing or the seam and it's caught the outside edge of the bat.
"I feel like I'm in a good space, contributed well, and as a batting unit we're all about partnerships, and I think the partnerships that we've had in key moments of this series have actually worked very well for us as a team."
[Deluded, of course. But that's why we have selectors. The selectors job is not to be deluded.
"Unlucky"? For four years?? When it's the same mode of dismissal over and over again???
"Partnerships"? So you deserve credit for Khawaja's runs?? So you agree Broad, Anderson and co. deserve credit for Stokes's runs???]
Flat-track bully Steve Smith being clean bowled yet again (latest: 1st ODI vs. India) reminded me of Warner.
As sane folks predicted, Oz's Ashes loyalty to Warner ended up a losing strategy.
Warner and FTB are getting castled all the time. But prolly in different ways. Warner's reactions are off. He gets clean bowled by full balls he's late on. FTB gets clean bowled swiping across the line of the ball to the legside. But now FTB also gets clean bowled trying to play on the offside, with a huge gap between bat and pad and no foot movement.
As sane folks predicted, Oz's Ashes loyalty to Warner ended up a losing strategy.
Warner and FTB are getting castled all the time. But prolly in different ways. Warner's reactions are off. He gets clean bowled by full balls he's late on. FTB gets clean bowled swiping across the line of the ball to the legside. But now FTB also gets clean bowled trying to play on the offside, with a huge gap between bat and pad and no foot movement.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/10/22/ ... -breaking/
Former Australian Test captain Tim Paine considers David Warner the best white-ball batter Australia has ever produced.
The opener made 163 in Australia’s critical 62-run victory over Pakistan in their last World Cup clash. In doing so he became the first batter ever to score three scores of 150 or more in cricket’s biggest tournament.
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Of batsmen that have more than 20 ODI innings, Warner sits fourth all-time for Australia in terms of ODI batting average at 45.37.
The three ahead of him are Michael Bevan (53.50), Michael Hissey (48.15) and Adam Voges (45.78), who all batted in the middle order and have more not outs to their names.
M. Knox:
Hello or goodbye: Warner's farewell logic is all double Dutch to me
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket ... 5ehd9.html
'Warner declared this week that he had proven his critics wrong and made everyone look “stupid” with his heavy scores in the World Cup. Reportedly, these white-ball performances have secured his place in the Australian Test team for a farewell home summer against Pakistan.
Certainly, those who doubted that he could plunder the bowling of Bas de Leede, Logan van Beek and Paul van Meekeren, the Netherlands’ premier white-ball specialists, on a Delhi featherbed have been hit for six. To those who ever thought Warner was finished as a white-ball cricketer (note: such people do not exist) he has one word for you: Kaboom!'
[Yup. Journos at the time shoulda called 'im out. Shoulda asked Warner if he agrees ODI and Tests are different. Give him a hint: Look at the team sheets!! Ask him to name one journo or commentator who wanted him dumped from the ODI side.]
Hello or goodbye: Warner's farewell logic is all double Dutch to me
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket ... 5ehd9.html
'Warner declared this week that he had proven his critics wrong and made everyone look “stupid” with his heavy scores in the World Cup. Reportedly, these white-ball performances have secured his place in the Australian Test team for a farewell home summer against Pakistan.
Certainly, those who doubted that he could plunder the bowling of Bas de Leede, Logan van Beek and Paul van Meekeren, the Netherlands’ premier white-ball specialists, on a Delhi featherbed have been hit for six. To those who ever thought Warner was finished as a white-ball cricketer (note: such people do not exist) he has one word for you: Kaboom!'
[Yup. Journos at the time shoulda called 'im out. Shoulda asked Warner if he agrees ODI and Tests are different. Give him a hint: Look at the team sheets!! Ask him to name one journo or commentator who wanted him dumped from the ODI side.]
Media report flat-track bully Steve Smith has been "punishing himself" for his atrocious WC form by training longer and longer (5 hours before the England game!!). And Warner has been rewarding himself by training less and less (15 minutes!!!). 
Hilarious. But wouldn't be so funny if Oz's W-L record were like England's!!
Hilarious. But wouldn't be so funny if Oz's W-L record were like England's!!
And clean bowled yet again!! But Warner's now being clean bowled in different ways. Used to be mainly against fast full balls. But now add the wild slog against Afghanistan. And against S. Africa he couldn't keep out even part-time spin. He and Head (clean bowled by Maharaj) showed the Oz weakness against spin that even George B is open about.K wrote:Warner clean bowled yet again slogging wildly. Couldn't hack the pressure of playing out a maiden just before.
...
But good over with the 6s against Rabada before he was clean bowled! And he's not dropping catches.
When ya get out the same way over and over again, ya clearly have a problem. e.g. Warner bowled over and over again. Head flirting at balls outside off. FTB clean bowled by Jadeja. (Jadeja will be licking his lips right now.) FTB plumb LBW swiping across the line. FTB against the ball spinning away. FTB against the short ball. Marny and Green getting themselves run out... And Maxwell's dismissal against S. Africa. Sheesh... It was a carbon copy.
Warner set up the victory agains South Africa. His only "problem" was a little bit of hubris - he should have had a look at the first ball from the spinner, instead of trying to belt the cover off it. Still, it's hard to be critical when he'd thumped Australia more than a quarter of the way to the target within the first 6 overs.
The Oz top order was shown up again. Atrocious against the moving ball. (But Head survived. Boy, did he survive!!)
Warner coulda been out first ball. Didn't make the most of his luck. Out to a very wide, very bad ball. Bonus wicket for India.
Media report he'll prolly return home "immediately" "due to burnout". The Australian quotes a friend saying "David's cooked".
"His desire to fly home was only increased after having to watch the Holy Communion of one of his daughters on Sunday morning through Facetime."
(Ritchie & Cherny, The Australian)
His daughter took Holy Communion?
Aren't his kids like 4 or 5 years old?
Warner coulda been out first ball. Didn't make the most of his luck. Out to a very wide, very bad ball. Bonus wicket for India.
Media report he'll prolly return home "immediately" "due to burnout". The Australian quotes a friend saying "David's cooked".
"His desire to fly home was only increased after having to watch the Holy Communion of one of his daughters on Sunday morning through Facetime."
(Ritchie & Cherny, The Australian)
His daughter took Holy Communion?
Aren't his kids like 4 or 5 years old?