Australia opener David Warner has dismissed strategies he and Steve Smith are going to give up Check cricket after the ultimate Ashes contest in opposition to England begins on the Oval on Thursday.
Warner has expressed his want to play his final Check in Sydney in opposition to Pakistan in January subsequent yr, although he needs to play on till the 2024 Twenty20 World Cup.
Australia has already retained the Ashes urn, taking a 2-1 lead heading into the ultimate sport, and former England captain Michael Vaughan is amongst those that consider the duo might exit after the match on the Oval.
Warner, speaking to reporters on the eve of the match, referred to as it a “joke”.
“And Smithy (is retiring) too, apparently. Clearly, it’s a joke,” Warner stated.
“I gained’t take that too severely… I don’t have an announcement.”
A fixture on the high of the Australian order since his debut in 2011, Warner has managed 201 runs within the ongoing Ashes sequence, averaging 25.12 with a high rating of 66.
“I’ve in all probability left just a few on the market, however in saying that, I’ve performed lots higher than what I did final time,” Warner stated.
“I really feel like I’m in a superb area and have contributed effectively, and as a batting unit, we’re all about partnerships, and I feel the partnerships that we’ve had in key moments of this sequence have really labored very effectively for us as a workforce.”
Warner is aware of he’s nearing the tip of his check profession, and the 36-year-old backed Matt Renshaw to succeed him and dominate each Check and one-day codecs like Australia nice Matthew Hayden did in his enjoying days.
“Matt Renshaw is an excellent participant. He can play each codecs fairly simply. He’s tall; he’s precisely like ‘Haydos’,” Warner stated.
“We spoke about him within the early a part of his profession. I’ve at all times held him in excessive regard as an excellent participant.
“He’s labored on his approach. He’s been out and in of the squads, and I feel he’ll be an important substitute.”