Found it tough to make transition from longer to shorter version, says David Warner
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David Warner has revealed that he was mentally drained after the Ashes series due to the gruelling cricketing schedule and found it difficult to make a transition from the longer format of the game to the shorter one. The southpaw also stated that he found it hard to fight off his inner demon.
David Warner had a successful Ashes series as he ended up scoring 441 runs in five matches at an average of 63 as Australia won the Ashes 4-0 in the five-match series. It was followed by an ODI series, where England thrashed the
And the opener has blamed the gruelling schedule for his mental drain out that led to a slump in his form in the ODI series as he found it difficult to make a transition from the longer format to the 50 over a game. It affected his performance too and he could manage to score just 73 runs at an average of 14.60 in the 5 matches he played in the ODI series against England.
âI donât think at all. Itâs more the other way this year. Iâve found it a little bit draining that I wasnât really timing the ball as well as I would have liked with the one-day stuff,â said Warner in an interview with Cricket.com.au.
âIn my mind, I was probably going too hard â Iâve got blisters on my hands in places where I wouldnât normally get them. I reckon I was
The 31-year-old was raring to get back to his form and sounded delighted to play red ball cricket in South Africa, which is scheduled to start from 1st March.
âTo go from here back to Test cricket, Iâll fall back into place and Iâll get my work in in the nets with âHickyâ (assistant coach Graeme Hick) and âBoofâ (head coach Darren Lehmann) throwing me throwdowns and running drinks for the boys.â
âI canât wait to get over there and Iâm actually pumped. Iâll probably have two days (off) and then get out there in the afternoon, have a weights session and have a runaround, get used to the time zone and try to adjust to the climate,â added Warner.
