Opinion of David Warner

[GIMH]

Would have played about three Tests if he was English

 

[Spark]

Would have played about three Tests if he was English

Okay but even in jest if there's one team he would hack, it's England given the absolute dross that got picked post Strauss and especially Cook

 

[TheJediBrah]

Would have played about three Tests if he was English

Not racist enough to fit in with the culture

 

[Chubb]

If you want someone to quickly break an opposition’s spirit after bowling them out cheaply or belt a hundred on a flat deck, there are few better at it than Warner. But that doesn’t make him a great batsman. He is a home track bully and a very good one but that’s all he is, really.

 

[Athlai]

Okay but even in jest if there's one team he would hack, it's England given the absolute dross that got picked post Strauss and especially Cook

The misery of County cricket wibbly wobbly bowlers swinging it around corners as they trundle in would've had him retire before Test debut

 

[Burgey]

Not racist enough to fit in with the culture

England, GIMH and Joe Root all with questions to answer here

 

[Burgey]

The misery of County cricket wibbly wobbly bowlers swinging it around corners as they trundle in would've had him retire before Test debut

Or he just would have grown up in those conditions playing it a fraction later and dominated.

 

[Athlai]

Would've voted for Brexit and the Tories

 

[TheJediBrah]

The misery of County cricket wibbly wobbly bowlers swinging it around corners as they trundle in would've had him retire before Test debut

As with every one of these speculations though, he almost certainly wouldn't have developed into the same player if he was exposed to those conditions rather than Australian conditions

 

[GIMH]

Athlai has it right. He’d have floundered in Division Two, hitting the occasional quick 50 from lower down the order. Not a chance he’d open in England as he doesn’t have the, you know, skills.

 

[Burgey]

Yeah look, he’s no Zak Crawley, that’s for sure

 

[Athlai]

Na it's not a criticism, there's better things you can do with your life than opening the batting for England. Would probably own a shop or something.

 

[GIMH]

Yeah look, he’s no Zak Crawley, that’s for sure

Correct.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Na it's not a criticism, there's better things you can do with your life than opening the batting for England. Would probably own a shop or something.

No way he'd be capable of that

 

[Burgey]

Correct.

Something they’re both probably grateful for

 

[Burgey]

No way he'd be capable of that

Warner very likely to go into politics tbh

 

[Spark]

Warner very likely to go into politics tbh

Surely couldn't do worse than Mal Meninga

edit: for the uninitiated https://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/stories/s374271.htm

 

[Burgey]

Surely couldn't do worse than Mal Meninga

edit: for the uninitiated https://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/stories/s374271.htm

One of the genuinely great moments in auspol history

 

[Spark]

One of the genuinely great moments in auspol history

Honestly, genuine respect for the bloke for actually realising he wasn't up to it and not wasting anyone else's time. Fair few others could learn from his example.

 

[Burgey]

The irony of Uhlmann of all people interviewing him, given he’d been on a ticket for ACT politics for some minor religious Party with Paul Osborn, former Raiders front rower