David Warner
This fucking rocks! David Warner, what a superb debut. There was only one Australian who didn’t enjoy that innings last night, and with 89 off 43 balls it’d be pretty tough for the selectors to not add Dave to the ODI squad now, as I suggested over at Well Pitched on Friday.
The highlight for me was his first ball facing Dale Steyn, knowing this guy is rated as the best quick on earth so he paddles a six over fine leg. Next ball, now that he’s got his eye in, he tonks him over mid wicket for another 6!
Warner faced just 1/4 of the balls bowled to Australia to score 1/2 the runs, this in a team of his childhood heros who he wanted to get autographs from in the changerooms.
Well that’s enough gloating for now, I can’t wait till the second T20 on Tuesday in Brisbane – one scary thought for South Africans is the ball that Warner was eventually caught off in Melbourne at deep long on would have gone for another 6 at the Gabba!
One thing that could be interesting later this year is the IPL as Dave has signed with the Delhi Daredevils and will open the batting with Virender Sehwag – hopefully Sehwag can teach him some restraint!
Sehwag and Warner in the same side. I’m anticipating the carnage with relish.
Spec-fucking-tacular.
It was Gilly at his best, except in Warner’s debut.
The rest of the batting was pretty ordinary again though.
Good pace from Tait – ask De Villiers!
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reckon they’ll toss on which left hander opens with sehwag. also don’t put it beyond sehwag to open with gambhir and warner.
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I’m unclear on the rules for the second season of IPL but last year only 4 imports could play in a match. Because of this rule and the Ghambir/Sehwag combination it is feasible that Warner, unless immediately successful, won’t play that much. I hope he does. The more balls he faces from the top Indian and international bowlers the more certain he will be when facing them when it really counts; in England at the T20 World Champs.
And Mo! Where is my LUV. My last three contributions have promised some luv after two more. Is this some sort of pricktease?
No LUV for you Nesta… um not sure why though… does it work on other blogs with CommentLUV installed?
Seems fine for Naked / Gagger
It’s because Dan Marsh and the boys have made NSW their bitch, isn’t it?
Well, everyone in NSW except DA Warner!
Now, how would Impala be feeling after flicking his sponsorship after the ‘messy room’ afair at the Academy!
everyone in NSW except David Warner, Michael Clarke, Brad Haddin, Nathan Bracken, Brett Lee and Stuart Clark…