Warner has been under fire for his Test cricket form for an year or so, with a double century during the Boxing Day Test against South Africa last year being the only century he has scored in the past year or so. In the ongoing Ashes series, Warner has scored 141 runs in six innings at an av
Following his side's thumping win over West Indies in the first Test, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who made a memorable debut with a match-winning century, said he enjoyed batting with senior teammates like skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
Alick Athanaze and Jomel Warrican managed to shift momentum back into the favour of West Indies in a session which was once again largely dominated by the India openers in the first Test on Thursday at Windsor Park.
Yashasvi Jaiswal is set to make his Test debut as an opener against the West Indies today at Dominica, and this opportunity could not have come at a better time. The 21-year-old was in red-hot form during the recent IPL and is also a proven performer in the longer formats of the game.
Champions Sri Lanka see bowling duo Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana make the cut alongside opener Pathum Nissanka, while fellow qualifiers the Netherlands are represented by all-rounders Vikramjit Singh and Bas de Leede along with captain Scott Edwards.
Athapaththu claims top billing from Australia opener Beth Mooney on the back of her excellent series against New Zealand that netted a total of 248 runs from three matches and included an amazing knock of 140* from just 80 deliveries that helped Sri Lanka record an unlikely series triumph.
Chasing a total of 154, Australia lost their first wicket early, however, their opener Beth Mooney and Tahlia McGrath scored runs at a fast pace. McGrath was dismissed by Ecclestone at 40 off 29 balls.
A half-century partnership between openers David Warner and Usman Khawaja helped Australia extend their lead beyond 150 runs at the end of the second session on Day 3 of the second Ashes Test at Lord's on Friday.
Ten teams will feature in this biggest Cricket World Cup ever, to be played across 10 venues from October 5 to November 19, with the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad hosting the tournament opener and the final. The event will feature 48 matches to be played across 46 days.