Warner adamant Broad record is not on his mind

David Warner insists Stuart Broad has not acquired inside his head, regardless of admitting he has Barmy Military taunts over the English seamer’s document towards him caught on the thoughts.

Warner has retained his spot at the top of Australia’s order for the fourth Check at Outdated Trafford, because the vacationers push for his or her first Ashes sequence win in England since 2001 .

The choice got here after hypothesis over whether or not Warner may very well be squeezed out, after a double failure at Headingley final week took his sequence common to 23.5.

Additionally of rising concern to a lot of ex-players is Warner’s document towards Broad. The left-hander has now been dismissed by Broad 17 times in his careertogether with twice in seven balls towards him at Headingley final week.

Devoid of any actual sledging aimed in his path on this sequence, Warner quipped on a podcast this week he had been enjoying Barmy Military chants time and again whereas dealing with as much as bat.

Included in these is the mantra of “Broady is gonna get you” after the opener heard it on repeat all through the opening Check at Edgbaston and within the matches that adopted.

However regardless, the 36-year-old insisted Broad’s document towards him was not genuinely on his thoughts when dealing with up the short.

“I do not actually take into consideration the match-up,” Warner mentioned on the Vaughany and Tuffers Cricket Membership podcast.

“You consider the ball that is coming at you, how you’ll rating. He bowls in a fantastic space on a regular basis.

“I all the time love dealing with Broady. Now we have two left-handed opening batters and he’s certainly one of, if not one of the best bowler to left-handers in at this time’s recreation. He’s so good at it.

“Jimmy (Anderson) is there as nicely. These are guys we have now watched and performed towards for a very long time.”

Warner was additionally adamant he nonetheless feels in effective type forward of the fourth Ashes Check, arguing Broad merely beat him with two good balls at Headingley.

The left-hander started the tour with a preventing 43 towards India within the World Check Championship last and made 66 within the second Ashes Check at Lords. Australia have additionally often pointed to the actual fact he and Usman Khawaja have made three half-century opening stands to assist arrange their 2-1 sequence lead.

“I really feel like I’m in nice contact,” Warner mentioned. “I’ve felt good within the nets, main in I had good classes towards our quicks at Beckenham (earlier than the sequence).

“Lord’s was in all probability one of the best I’ve batted within the final two years. Simply holding my line.

“Now we have batted in in all probability the hardest circumstances to date. In Leeds, I acquired two good balls.

“You may’t do an excessive amount of about that … You simply should take it on the chin, cannot do something about it.”