David Warner has bid farewell to test cricket after a long illustrious career. His service to international career has been unparalleled and it was a delight to watch his evolution from a T20 batter to one of the best openers in test cricket for Australia. Well, his departure from test cricket leaves a massive void to fill and, in this article, we will take a look at 3 players who can replace David Warner in test cricket.
#1. Travis Head
A less talked about name for the opener’s slot in test cricket but there should be no clouds on the potential and skill of Travis Head who has emerged as a big match player for Australia in the last few years. Head has shown his ability to bat anywhere in the batting order in limited cricket and has batted in the opening slot as well. The left-hander can be given an opportunity to open in test cricket and he can turn out to be a brilliant test opener for the defending World Test Champions.
#2. Mitchell Marsh
A completely out-of-the-box choice for the opener’s role but Mitchell Marsh’s growth trajectory in the last few years suggests that the ‘Bull’ can do anything with a bat in his hand. Similar to Travis Head the all-rounder has also exhibited his ability to adapt to various roles in the batting order and the way test cricket is going he won’t be a bad option at all. Marsh believes in taking on the opposition and his aggressive mindset can help in laying a solid foundation at the start.
#3. Will Pucovski
Will Pucovski was slated to be the next big thing in Australian cricket until last year but he suddenly went off the radar because of injury concerns. However, Pucovski’s record in domestic cricket has been phenomenal, and the young 25-year-old Victorian would be waiting for his turn eagerly. The right-hander has played 34 first-class matches where he has accumulated 2197 runs at an average of 43.94