{"id":304505,"date":"2023-06-05T23:29:38","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T23:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=304505"},"modified":"2023-06-06T00:59:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T00:59:12","slug":"smiths-awkward-take-on-warner-retirement-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=304505","title":{"rendered":"Smith's awkward take on Warner retirement plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

It appears Steve Smith<\/a> is not entirely aligned with the retirement plan flagged by David Warner\ufeff<\/a>, after the former Australian captain suggested his long-time teammate will only farewell Test cricket the way he wants if he overturns his meagre output with the bat.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the cusp of the World Test Championship final against India, beginning on Wednesday, Warner<\/a> said he wished to call time after Australia's match against Pakistan at the SCG next January.<\/p>\n

In Warner's perfect world, the 36-year-old from New South Wales will play the World Test Championship final, the five Ashes Tests and\ufeff the three Tests against Pakistan, rounding out what would be a 112-match career in the longest format on his home patch.<\/p>\n

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But Smith didn't seem completely supportive of the veteran opener's plan while speaking before the World Test Championship decider at The Oval, in which Australia will shoot for its first title in the second cycle of the system.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"It's nice to have an end date if that's the way you want to go, but ultimately we've all got to be doing our job and for batters that's scoring runs. That's all of our jobs," Smith said.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

"In an ideal world that's when Davey said he'd like to finish up, but he's got to score runs. All of us do. We'll see what happens."<\/p>\n

Warner plans on continuing in white-ball cricket beyond his time in the Test format, with the left-hander hoping to\ufeff feature in this year's 50-over World Cup and next year's T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n

But he's only reached a century on one occasion from his last 32 Test innings, that being his heroic 200 against South Africa at the MCG last December<\/a>, and scored just 26 runs at 8.66 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series.<\/p>\n

His most recent United Kingdom Ashes campaign was a disaster, yielding just 95 runs at 9.50.\ufeff<\/p>\n

\"Aussie<\/p>\n

While the Australians are eager to win their first World Test Championship title, Smith made it clear that beating England in England\ufeff was their chief concern \u2014 a feat they haven't achieved since 2001.<\/p>\n

"The Ashes series here is one that's eluded us," Smith said.<\/p>\n

"We got close last time and couldn't quite get over the line.<\/p>\n

"It's certainly something I'd like to tick off my bucket list, winning an Ashes series here."<\/p>\n

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