Michael Clarke drops bombshell on his ex-teammate David Warner and says he must not be a captain

Former Australia Test skipper Michael Clarke believes his former teammate David Warner should not be given the chance to captain again because he is too old.

With Test captain Pat Cummins under a cloud of injuries for the second Test against the West Indies and without a dedicated vice-captain installed by Cricket Australia, there has been speculation as to who might take the role.

Warner Fields while wearing Alex Carey’s Baggy Green cap during day five of the first test match between Australia and West Indies at Optus Stadium

Warner has a lifetime captaincy ban for his part in the sandpaper cheating scandal in South Africa, but there has been significant push to have it removed.

However, Clarke believes that giving Warner a chance in the twilight of his career would be nothing more than a public relations exercise.

‘Tactically, Davey is very good. I’ve seen him do the IPL and he’s been brilliant, one of the best, but at 36, I’d be very surprised if they were that way,” Clarke said. Yahoo Sport Australia.

Warner is caught by West Indies’ Shamarh Brooks after also grounding out in the first innings.

“I think they’ve made it pretty clear what they feel. If you’re fighting for Davey to be captain, it’s for marketing reasons.

‘I don’t think the BBL [Big Bash League] it’s the right opportunity for Davey to be captain. I know he hasn’t been campaigning, but he hasn’t shut it down either. I think this story should go away, fade away.

Warner celebrates with fast pitcher Mitchell Starc after taking a catch to sack Alzarri Joseph

Warner said young leaders need to be identified and parachuted into roles like vice-captain in a strong indication that he wants to see 23-year-old Cameron Green move up the ranks.

‘We should promote young people as much as we can. We need to find leadership in our domestic cricket,” Clarke said.

‘There should be five, six, seven players who are in a position to take a leadership role if it comes up. I’m not sure if we’re working hard enough on it or if we see the importance of it.’

The fact that we don’t even know it is unbelievable. Can you imagine an Australian cricket team where you don’t know the vice-captain?

Warner pictured with his wife Candice and their children Ivy Mae, Indi Rae and Isla Rose wearing their Sydney Thunder uniform

Warner knows his days are numbered in the sport, but he is taking a one-day-at-a-time approach to his future in the Tests, with a decision likely to come after the Australian summer of cricket.

“It’s about balancing life at home with the kids and the wife,” the 36-year-old said. fox cricket.

‘Looking over the next 12 months, there’s a lot of cricket, there’s a lot of time away from home. So, from my perspective, it’s about getting through this summer, evaluating, and then decisions can be made after this summer, definitely.

‘You have to realize yourself if you’re not in training, if you get out of bed, it’s an effort to get to training and stuff. I think that’s when (retirement thoughts) start to come up.

‘That hasn’t happened yet for me. I still have the error. I love coming here and hanging out with the boys and playing.

‘And looking towards the World Cup next year, I think that’s what will probably help me.

‘And the 2024 T20 World Cup too… that’s where I want to go.’

Both Warner and Smith were banned from playing cricket for 12 months for their role in Sandpapergate, although Smith is allowed to take captaincy positions while Warner is not.

Former Test batsman Mark Waugh has called for Steve Smith to be reinstated as vice-captain on a permanent basis to replace Cummins when he is unavailable.

“I don’t agree with the rotating pattern, I just give guys the captaincy for the sake of it,” he told Fox Sports.

“I was surprised that Josh Hazlewood got the captaincy in the one day game; you still have to earn the right to be captain of a country.

“Steve Smith, he’s vice-captain, so whenever Pat is unavailable and he needs to rest up for an odd game, an odd Test match because you’re going to have to rotate fast bowlers at some point, then you’ve got a team ready.” replacement in Steve Smith – I don’t see a problem there.’