- David Warner wants to coach the Australian team
- He says it could be a while before he gets the chance.
- Veteran leadership ban recently lifted
Australian cricket star David Warner has spoken about his coaching aspirations and revealed that he would like to coach the national team at some point.
Warner recently signed as a commentator for Fox Cricket as he juggles his Big Bash commitments with Sydney Thunder this summer.
The cricket legend says he wouldn’t mind coaching the Australian team one day, although it might take a while for him to get his chance.
“I think maybe the people at Cricket Australia want me to go away for a while and then come back in five to ten years, when they’re probably gone,” Warner said. Sunday session.
Warner, no stranger to controversy, says that as a commentator he won’t shy away from picking on his former teammates.
“From my point of view, I always want to make sure people understand that nothing is personal,” Warner said.
‘If I ever criticize someone or anything, I will always talk to them beforehand or if they want to chat with me about some comments, they have my number. You can call me.
Warner says he’s also prepared for public criticism.
David Warner says he would like to coach the national team at some point
Warner admits it could be 10 years before he can take over as coach
“To be honest, it doesn’t faze me,” he said.
“You’re going to get people looking down on you all the time and it is what it is.” It comes with being on television. That is the same as the game of cricket.
‘Either they will like you on the field or they won’t like you. But at the end of the day people have the right to their opinion.
“I won’t pay too much attention to the negative comments, that’s for sure.”
Warner’s lifetime captaincy ban was recently lifted by Cricket Australia, paving the way for the batting dynamo to potentially captain the Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash.
Warner received the ban for his role in the 2018 sandpaper scandal in South Africa, in addition to a one-year ban from cricket, which was also imposed on Steve Smith with a lesser playing ban given to Cameron Bancroft, who was caught rubbing a film. the ball with yellow sandpaper in Cape Town.
But the leadership sanction was lifted by a three-member independent review panel which deemed the swashbuckling opener had met the necessary criteria.
Warner has received glowing endorsements from several high-profile references and is now free to take up leadership roles in Australian competitions, with Chris Green the current Thunder captain.
The Australian veteran now looks ahead to the next chapter of his racing career.
Cricket NSW applauded Friday’s decision as the Thunder opened their BBL campaign against the Strikers on December 17.
Warner is expected to play close to a full season in the BBL with the Thunder this summer.
Coaching is certainly something Warner is looking to explore.
“Yeah, definitely training,” he said.
‘The first and most important thing is to stay in the game from this perspective. That way, if the opportunity arises further down the court… you’ll really understand the players that are around you.”