Pat Cummins on the perfect farewell for David Warner: ‘A hundred and a leg spinner to take the last wicket’

All is in readiness for David Warner to take the field in his final Test match for Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground starting Wednesday against Pakistan. The southpaw’s 112th Test match has been the big talk this week in Australia and skipper Pat Cummins has visualized the perfect scenario for the curtains to come down upon his opener’s career.

“Best-case scenario is a hundred and maybe a leg-spinner to take the last wicket of the game out of the rough,” Cummins would grinningly tell members of the press on Tuesday at the SCG.

“[Hopefully there is] just a fantastic turnout here, which I’m sure it will be with everyone behind him. If he could score some runs and go off in style with a few fours and sixes, I think that’d be a pretty fitting end. ‘Warner Week’ has started,” he added.

Cummins was all praise for the southpaw, who also announced his retirement from the ODIs earlier this week, and referred to his contributions beyond the runs.

“We spend a lot of time on the road and it can be monotonous, but with Davey, it never is. There is always something going on. He always brings plenty of energy to the group. If the group is a little low on energy, he ramps it up a bit and gets us up and going,” Cummins said.

On the conditions at play in Sydney, the Aussie skipper added,  “The weather looks pretty good this week and that’s not always the case in Sydney. I had a look yesterday and [the pitch] looks good. The groundsman seems happy with where it’s at. It looks like decent coverage of grass, so it should be a good week ahead.”

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Having won both in Perth and Melbourne, the hosts have an unassailable lead over Pakistan, who are yet to win a Test match in Australia since 1995. Coincidentally, the win had come in Sydney.

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