David Warner’s diary entries show he struggled so badly on subcontinent he swore he’d NEVER return
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David Warner’s emotional diary entries show that he struggled so hard on the subcontinent tour that he swore he would NEVER return.
- David Warner reveals in The proof his frustration at not scoring runs abroad
- Warner, 36, is a force in the Australian fields, the subcontinent is a different story
- After a bad tour in 2017, Warner vowed never to return in his diary entry.
Australian batsman David Warner has opened up about his struggles playing on the subcontinent throughout his career.
Talking about the second season of the Amazon documentary series The proofthe 36-year-old says he has long wanted to be a dominant force in Asia, but has not succeeded.
Warner, who has played 101 Tests for Australia, also reveals that he keeps a diary so he can remember the ups and downs of his career.
And for whatever reason, when he was in the crease against India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh abroad, the streaks haven’t flowed.
A cutting diary entry from August 27, 2017 reads: ‘I’m done. One game to go and never again to tour the subcontinent.
David Warner has opened up about his struggles playing on the subcontinent throughout his career.
While he has been a prolific run-scorer in Australia, the same cannot be said as Warner moves into the fold on the subcontinent at Test level.
‘Too much stress on my mind that I don’t need.’
After Warner was out by just eight against Bangladesh in the first Test on Chattogram in 2017.
On a previous tour to Sri Lanka, a hard-hitting Warner tagged his batting ‘king shit’.
‘The memories were horrible, he recalled. “I was getting hit on both sides of the bat with the spinning ball.”
The opener’s detractors have often pointed out that he only seems to score his runs in Australia, where he averages an impressive 58.39.
He was at his brutal best in last year’s Boxing Day test, battling extreme heat and exhaustion to loot 200 against South Africa at the MCG.
The father of three has often publicly thanked his wife Candice for her continued support.
Later, ‘The Bull’ was named Player of the Series.
Conversely, his struggles in England, notably against pacer Stuart Broad in several Ashes series, have seen Warner’s place in the Aussie XI threatened at times.
A genuine lack of depth at the top of the Australian order has often worked in Warner’s favour.
Warner, who is only averaging 32.78 with the bat for overseas Test matches, again appears as a key figure when Australia take on Virat Kohli and his teammates in a four Test series from 9 February.
Tellingly, in India, Warner averages just 24.25, with a highest score of 71.
He is a far cry from the 19 centuries he has exploded at home since his Test debut in 2011.