David Warner's long-time mentor Trent Woodhill believes the batsman remains fully motivated to continue across all formats of the game as he prepares to resume international cricket after a five-month break.
Speaking recently, Warner suggested that the hub and bio-secure lifestyle of cricket in the Covid-19-ridden era, and the likelihood it will keep players away from their families for long periods of time, could lead him to reconsider his workload.
Before Covid-19 brought cricket to a halt in early March, Warner gave a strong indication that he would consider moving aside from the T20 format after the back-to-back T20 World Cups, which had been originally scheduled for Australia this year and then India in 2021.
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However, the pandemic has forced a reshuffle, meaning the Australia event is in 2022, and if Warner wants another home World Cup, he would need to go beyond a 2021 cut-off.
"Mentally he's a strong as ever and as bullish as ever," Woodhill said from Australia's base at the Ageas Bowl. "I haven't been given any indication he's not hungry for more runs across all formats."
A year ago, Warner was in the midst of an Ashes series that would bring a record-breakingly low return of 95 runs - 61 of which came in one innings at Headingley - as he was dismissed by Stuart Broad seven times in 10 innings
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