Warner Becomes Lowest Scoring Opening Batsman To Bat In Every Innings Of A 5 Match Series

Aussie opener David Warner succumbed to a new low by creating a humiliating record following a disastrous Ashes 2019

Australia have retained the Ashes 2019 urn 2-1 and have a huge task of pulling off a historical run-chase, requiring 399 to win the ongoing fifth test. Meanwhile, a disappointing Ashes for the Australian opener David Warner came to an end with 95 runs from 10 innings. David Warner, who scored 95 runs for the series, went 35-7 against Stuart Broad in Ashes 2019. Warner succumbed to a new low by creating a humiliating record following a disastrous series. David Warner became the lowest scoring opening batsman to bat in every innings of a 5 match series. It is after 113 years, the world record for lowest average opening partnership in a Test series of five or more matches has been broken. In the ongoing Ashes, the lowest average for the first wicket was 12.55. The previous record for lowest average opening partnership in a Test series was set in 1906 when the average was 14.6 in the five-match Test series between England and South Africa. Despite, Warner's dismal show, former Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting believes said Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne and Warner are the only certainties for the first Test at the Gabba against Pakistan, starting November 12. "Warner's going to be a lock," Ponting told cricket.com.au. "I don't care if he gets another duck in the second innings of this Test match, he's going to be a lock for the Australian summer. "Marnus is an absolute lock. Smith's a lock," Ponting was quoted as saying by www.cricket.com.au.