Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes that Australia needs David Warner in the upcoming ENG vs AUS 4th Test. Nasser Hussain also wondered who would open for Australia if they drop David Warner from the playing XI in Ashes 2023.

David Warner has been a regular opener for Australia in all three formats for the last few years. However, the left-handed batter failed to perform in the previous Test, getting out for 4 and a duck in both innings. Australia also lost the 3rd Test at Headingley by 3 wickets.

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Australia Needs To Play David Warner In Manchester Test, Feels Nasser Hussain

During a conversation with Sky Sports ahead of ENG vs AUS 4th Test, Nasser Hussain said the Australian team needs David Warner in the next encounter. He also said if Australia had won the last game, they would have been able to drop Warner in the rest games.

“It’s the decision on David Warner. It is a really tricky thing. I think if they’d won here (Headingley), and they had won the Ashes, it would have been a time to move on from David Warner, but now it’s a live game, I think they need and have to play Warner,” the cricketer-turned-commentator said.

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Hussain, who played 96 Tests and 88 ODIs for England, also wonders who would open the innings for Australia if they drop David Warner from the side. According to Hussain, a team needs a specialist batter to open in the red-ball format.

“My point being you could play Cameron Green and Mitchell Marsh [all-rounders] and leave Warner out, but then who opens?” You might have to move Labuschagne, or even Marsh opens in white ball cricket at times, so he could do it.

But it’s a different challenge.That’s a specialist role: opening in Test match cricket. They’ll have to think long and hard about who opens the batting at Old Trafford,” the 55-year-old further said.

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With 141 runs across 6 innings at an average of 23.50, David Warner accounts for an average batting show in Ashes 2023 so far. In comparison, his opening partner Usman Khawaja has shattered 356 runs in 6 innings to emerge as the leading run-getter in the series.

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Meanwhile, Australia leads the Ashes 2023 series 2-1 after three games. Australia won the opening two games before losing the 3rd clash by 3 wickets. The visitors need to win the next game at Manchester to seal the series. ENG vs AUS 4th Test begins on July 19 (Wednesday) at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester.

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