Published: Jul 17, 2015, 12:34 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 17, 2015, 12:34 PM (IST)
Australian hard-hitting opening batsman, David Warner on Thursday was backed by former Australian chinaman, Brad Hogg following his diamissal for 38 in the 2nd Ashes 2015 Test at Lord’s. He was critcised for being ambitious in the initial stages of the innings as he went for a big shot and ended up giving up his wicket off Moeen Ali. Hogg however defended him saying that it was a calculated risk taken by him in order to tame the confidence of Moeen at the initial stages, which unfortunately backfired, and praised him for his courage. He backed him to perform better in the upcoming games as well. David Warner departs for 38 in 2nd Ashes Test Day 1 at Lord’s
Stop Warner bashing. He took a calculated risk for the team to dent the confidence of Ali. That’s courage we love to see. #biggerpicture
— Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg) July 17, 2015
England did not use the new ball well and bowled a bit all over the place. James Anderson was the only bowler to extract some swing while Stuart Broad was too straight. Australian openers Chris Rogers and David Warner were circumspect and kept flirting with danger outside off. They found boundaries but not that convincingly. Once set though both Warner and Rogers started to find the fence at regular intervals. Alastair Cook brought on Moeen Ali and Warner went after him right away hitting him for a couple of boundaries. But Ali struck back to have Warner caught at wide long off for a score of 38. Where is the real David Warner?
