NEW DELHI: Former Australian opener David Warner has expressed considerations about Jake Fraser-McGurk‘s current struggles with the bat and warned him in regards to the potential penalties he may face if he fails to attain runs persistently.
Fraser-McGurk, who was given the chance to open the batting alongside Matt Brief within the three-match ODI sequence in opposition to Pakistan, managed to attain solely 36 runs at a median of 12.00, which drew important criticism.
At 22 years previous, Fraser-McGurk was seen as a possible successor to Warner in white-ball cricket and was given an opportunity to stake his declare for the upcoming Champions Trophy.
Nonetheless, with the anticipated returns of Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh to the ODI beginning XI, Fraser-McGurk’s future choice might face a severe impediment after his current outings.
Warner acknowledged that whereas Fraser-McGurk is content material along with his method to the sport, he must tweak it barely to get runs on the scoreboard, or else he dangers being dropped from the aspect.
“We have been speaking about whether or not his recreation plan will change. Properly, it gained’t. He’s proud of the best way that he approaches the sport, (however) he’d like just a few extra runs,” Warner instructed Fox Cricket. “When you’re not scoring runs, the answer to that’s you’re going to get dropped. That methodology he thinks goes to work for him, however generally you might need to tinker with that somewhat bit should you’re not scoring runs.”
Former Australian wicketkeeper-batter Adam Gilchrist suggested Fraser-McGurk to undertake a extra cautious method with the brand new ball earlier than unleashing his attacking prowess.
Gilchrist believes that Fraser-McGurk is a greater participant than he has proven and urged him to respect the brand new ball in longer codecs, drawing comparisons to Warner’s method.
Regardless of his struggles, Gilchrist praised Fraser-McGurk’s expertise and described him as “dynamite” and “field workplace,” suggesting that he shouldn’t be afraid to again off a bit and play based on the state of affairs somewhat than making an attempt to satisfy expectations.
Within the T20I sequence opener in opposition to Pakistan, Fraser-McGurk scored solely 9 runs off 5 balls. Nonetheless, Australia gained the match by 29 runs to take a 1-Zero lead within the three-match T20I sequence.
