The former Australian fast bowler, Brett Lee, has said that David Warner and Shane Watson should be opening the innings for Australia in the third Ashes test match which is going to begin from Thursday.
In the first two test matches of the series, Watson had opened the batting with Chris Rogers, but, the pair wasn’t that impressive and Lee reckons that the Australian team management should be bringing a change at the top of the order.
Lee was talking to the reporters at the 2015 World Cup launching event. When asked what should be the composition of the Australian team for the third test match, he said, “I think David Warner should be brought back into the XI and he should be slotted at the top of the order. He and Shane Watson can put the English bowlers under pressure with aggressive batting upfront.”
“I am not against Chris Rogers. He is a technically sound player. His numbers are quite good, but, Australia needs match winners at the moment and David is certainly one of them.”
“He has done well in South Africa. Yes, the conditions over there were completely different, but, getting runs against a decent attack always boosts a batsman’s confidence.”
“The Australian team is lacking confidence at the moment. One big knock or a great bowling spell can get the whole team going again and we have got the guys to do that.”
When asked about the performance of the England team, Lee said, “They are looking very strong at the moment. Especially, their bowling attack is world class. The guys like Graeme Swann and James Anderson are hard to negotiate on any surface.”
Anderson had taken 10 wickets in the first test match, while, Swann had got 9 in the second one at Lord’s.