McCullum tells Warner to show respect

Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum believes Australia opener David Warner “may have a few regrets about the way he carries on” once his playing days are over.

Writing in his column for the Daily Mail, McCullum pointed out a moment in the first Test when Joe Root reached three figures in England’s first innings.

“David Warner is a fine player, but I was disappointed to see some of the petulance on show in Cardiff. When Joe Root got his hundred, Warner just stood there with his arms folded. There was no applause,” McCullum wrote.

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“Some of the great Australian players – guys like Shane Warne, Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist, Mike Hussey – were hard customers on the field.

"But if you had success against them, they’d go out of their way to acknowledge it.

“I understand the way Warner’s trying to play, but he needs to show more respect.

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“He might look back on his career and have a few regrets about the way he carries on.

“The danger is that people won’t think about his cricket as much as they should.”

Warner and Root share an infamous history after the former was disciplined by Cricket Australia in 2013 following a physical altercation at a Birmingham nightspot.

Days before the first Test in Cardiff, Warner expressed regret over the incident, telling Fairfax Media that he “probably let my aggression and alcohol take over”.

Warner had previously stated that he was determined to disengage himself from the reputation he had built over several years in international cricket as a man who enjoyed a verbal confrontation, suggesting instead that his energy would be expended on Australia’s busy international schedule.

In the Ashes opener, the left-handed opening batsman appeared to curb his aggression, even channelling it elsewhere via a bizarre piece of by-play with off-spinner Nathan Lyon.

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The 28-year-old made 17 and 52 in the first Test but afterwards explained the difficulties he was facing in adjusting to the UK pitches.

"I don't think you're ever 'in' – there's always that one ball, that bunch of clouds that come over and it starts swinging, that one little bit of movement off the wicket to get you guessing," Warner told Sydney's Sky Sports Radio.

"You don't really feel 'in' at all on these type of wickets over here.”

Warner has played just once for Australia at Lord’s, the venue of the second Test beginning 8pm Thursday night (AEST), making 56 in an ODI in 2012.

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