Warner solely managed 24 within the first inning at The Oval.
The left-handed opener has scored 225 runs at a dismal common of 25.00 in 9 innings in Ashes, together with just one half-century (66) throughout the second Check at Lord’s.
“There is a little bit of strain on Dave Warner. He seemed okay, however then, received out once more. To be trustworthy, I feel, sadly, that possibly, it is coming in the direction of the tip of his profession,” McGrath informed SENQ Breakfast.
“I do know he got here out the opposite day and stated he needed to play it till the tip of subsequent summer time. However I feel the strain is on him. The vultures are circling. Except he comes out within the second dig and produces a giant rating, I feel he would possibly wrestle,” he stated.
Regardless of rumours that he would retire from Check cricket after the Ashes, Warner has dominated that out.
Warner has intimated that he wish to retire at his residence floor, Sydney Cricket Floor, throughout the upcoming Check collection towards Pakistan.
With just one century in his final 25 Checks, McGrath believes Warner’s consistency has been a difficulty lately, as he has gotten off to glorious begins solely to provide them away.
“Sadly, he is received a variety of begins on this collection after which simply will get out. I am undecided what’s there. The timing isn’t fairly there. He had that large innings again in Australia on Boxing Day the place he received the 200, however there hasn’t been a type of actual large rating earlier than or after that for fairly a while”
“He is in all probability feeling the strain, he nonetheless talks it up and says he is going positive and this and that, however he is received to place the runs on the board, sadly,” he concluded.
(With inputs from PTI)