David Warner holds fire in Ashes patience game with Jimmy Anderson | Adam Collins


The Australian opener demonstrated his maturity and judgment in a duel with the England seamer that showcased two masters of their craft

The impulse on sodden days is to say nothing much happened but there is a joy in our game in locating something meaningful from these moments. Fractals within fractals, where the greatest beauty sits within the deepest detail.

Sure, there will not be a documentary made about the middle session of day four of this Ashes Test, where 33 runs were tallied in not even 19 overs before rain intervened. When the Wisden bible reports on this middling fixture, it may not even warrant a line.

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Warner has the range to play just about every role. He is the Leonardo DiCaprio of this side rather than Bryan Brown.

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