Warner advice to Renshaw

DON’T read papers. Play your own game. And above all, show intent in everything you do.

That is the advice Australia’s senior opening batsman David Warner has for his junior partner Matt Renshaw, who will this week attempt to batten down his place for the Gabba Ashes Test starting Thursday week.

Warner and Renshaw are on opposite sides as NSW play Queensland at Border Field in Brisbane from today but Warner still hopes Renshaw can make runs after failing to better 19 in his first four Shield innings. “I want him to score runs this week,’’ Warner said.

“He has been under a little bit of pressure. There has been a bit of talk in the media. That is what this game is about.

“You have to keep putting the numbers on the board. As a youngster I would be steering clear of reading any papers about it.’’

Asked about the conflicting emotions of wanting to see a rival do well Warner said: “I want anyone to score runs so long as we win.’’

“I am a mate of his. At the end of the day you play the game to win, you wish people all the success they can get.’’

Renshaw has struggled to move out of first gear in this year’s Sheffield Shield matches but Warner said the youngster should not be pressured into changing his game.

“Each person brings their own game to the table,” he said.

“I stick to my game irrespective of who is at the other end. He has to keep playing the way he plays.”