BREAKING NEWS: David Warner sets retirement date as Australia veteran insists he ‘owes it to my family’ to walk away from cricket amid questions over his place in Pat Cummins’ side
David Warner says he will retire from cricket in the Australian summer with the veteran opener eager to enjoy a memorable Test swansong in the upcoming Ashes series.
Warner, 36, has been the subject of much scrutiny Down Under with his poor form heading into the mammoth series against England leading to calls for Pat Cummins to drop him from his side.
Cummins and Australia coach Andrew McDonald have resolutely stood by Warner, who is yet to score a Test century in England, and now the opener has officially set his retirement date.
‘The World Cup (next year) will probably be my final game,’ he said.
‘I probably owe it to myself and my family that if I can score runs here and continue to play in Australia.
‘I can definitely say that I won’t be playing that West Indies series so if I can get through this series and make the Pakistan series, I’ll finish up then.’
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