Given how important the experienced opener was to the team, Australia’s captain Pat Cummins said that replacing David Warner in Test cricket would be hard and require some work. Warner’s brilliant Test career came to an end on Saturday at his home ground with an eight-wicket win over Pakistan, adding the finishing touches to a 3-0 series win. Warner hit 57 off of 75 balls until his fairy tale ended just after noon on the fourth day, leaving Australia 11 runs short of a win.
Warner shook hands with the Pakistan team and waved his bat, which got loud cheers from the fans. But offspinner Sajid Khan caught him out by lbw after a review. “Getting Davey’s job back will be hard. In the past twelve years, he’s played almost every game. With his big attitude and the way he plays every time he comes out, he really sets the tone for the game. Getting rid of him will be very hard. We’ll have fun for the next day or so while he’s still around. We’ll stay at home for a week before going to Adelaide. In a speech after the game, Pat Cummins said, “Now is a good time to think about this series, the year, and Davey’s career in particular.” Warner gave an emotional goodbye interview to the local broadcaster after the game. He talked about his Test career, how he would like to be remembered, watching the Australia Tests on TV in the future, and the role his family played in his life.
Warner said nice things about his teammates and that he was happy to be with such great cricket players.
“This is pretty much a dream come true. You win 3-0, and the Australian cricket team has had a great 18 to 24 months. First, they won the World Test Championship. Then they tied the Ashes series, and that was it. Being able to come here and finish 3-0 is an amazing feat. Warner told the crowd after the game, “I’m proud to be here with a bunch of great cricketers.” “These guys work really hard. The engine room with the three big quicks and Mitchell Marsh works very hard in the nets and the gym.” The physiotherapists and staff who worked on that deserve a lot of praise. See, they’re great. I don’t have to play against them again in the nets, which I don’t do anyway, so that’s good.
During his 112 Test matches, Warner scored 8,786 runs at an average of 44.60, with 26 hundreds and 37 half-centuries. The game was fun and exciting, and I hope my performance made everyone smile. I hope that young people can follow in my path. From white ball cricket to Test cricket, it’s the highest level of our sport. Make sure you keep working hard and have fun with the red ball game. “Thanks to everyone,” he said.
