{"id":259045,"date":"2025-03-14T12:05:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T12:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/14\/boo-me-but-dont-boo-the-team-david-warner-cricket-news-the-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-03-14T12:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T12:05:13","slug":"boo-me-but-dont-boo-the-team-david-warner-cricket-news-the-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/14\/boo-me-but-dont-boo-the-team-david-warner-cricket-news-the-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Boo me, but don’t boo the team’: David Warner | Cricket News – The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NEW DELHI: Former Australia batter David Warner<\/a> is unbothered by the prospect of being booed by English cricket fans during The Hundred this summer. In fact, he welcomes the challenge.
The 38-year-old opener is set to make his debut in the competition after being picked up by London Spirit in this week’s draft. Warner has often encountered a hostile reception in England, with tensions reaching a peak during the 2023 Ashes at Lord\u2019s following Jonny Bairstow<\/a>\u2019s controversial stumping.<\/p>\n

“I actually want them to come at Australians. I love that stuff. That’s what gets me going,” Warner said. “If they want to boo me, boo me, but don\u2019t boo the team or anything like that.”
Reflecting on his return to Lord\u2019s, Spirit\u2019s home ground, Warner acknowledged the potential for a charged atmosphere. “We\u2019ll have to wait until I step onto that field and see how they respond. I\u2019ll have to walk past the Long Room first to get to the dressing room, so that will be interesting,” he said.<\/p>\n

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“But this time, I\u2019m playing for London Spirit, not Australia. And most importantly, I need to find out if the Lord\u2019s lunches are as good for The Hundred as they are for internationals!”
Looking ahead to England\u2019s 2025-26 Ashes tour of Australia, Warner expressed doubts about the effectiveness of Brendon McCullum<\/a> and Ben Stokes\u2019 aggressive style of Test cricket, known as ‘Bazball,’ in Australian conditions.
“I don\u2019t know if ‘Bazball’ is still a thing in England, but I just can\u2019t see it working in Australia,” he said. “With the bounce and the types of fields Australia set last time in England, it would be a high-risk approach. You want to wear out the pitch and take the game into days four and five, and that style doesn\u2019t really allow for that.”<\/p>\n

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Warner also dismissed any notion of providing insights on Australian players to his English teammates at London Spirit. “I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll get plenty of questions, but I won\u2019t be giving anything away,” he said.
Although Warner briefly considered coming out of retirement for Australia’s series against India last year when the team struggled to find a reliable opening partner for Usman Khawaja, he insists his international career is over.
“That was just a case of putting my hand up if needed, with guys dropping out left, right, and center,” Warner explained. “But I\u2019m well and truly finished at the international level. As much as I\u2019d love to be part of another Ashes series, that chapter is closed for me.”<\/p>\n


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