Matt Renshaw's statement to Test selectors amid David Warner dramas

Matt Renshaw has sent a reminder to Test selectors ahead of the upcoming Ashes tour, with question marks remaining over David Warner's place in the starting XI. Renshaw was selected on the recent tour of India and batted on three occasions, but failed to make an impact down the order with scores of 0, 2 and 2.

However, the opener has returned for Australia A and made an immediate impact, scoring 112 and 78 off 72 balls in the match against New Zealand A. Despite his troubles in India, Renshaw remains a chance of being picked for the Ashes due to Warner's struggles with the bat.

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Warner has noted his intention to open the batting for Australia in the Test Championship final at The Oval against India, before the Ashes gets underway. However, Warner's form in the baggy green has come under heavy scrutiny, with the opener once again suffering a horror tour of India.

The 35-year-old was sent home after the second Test with a fractured elbow having scored 10, 1 and 15, which saw Warner's average drop to 21.78 in India. Apart from Warner's double century at the MCG last year, the opener's most recent scores read 15, 10, 1, 10, 3, 0, 28, 21, 48, 5, 24, 5, 10* and 25.

To make matters worse for Warner he has historically struggled against the Duke ball throughout his playing career. Warner averages only 26.04 from 25 innings when in the UK.

Stuart Broad has dismissed the left-hander the most of any bowler in Test cricket and should be lining up against Australia for one last Ashes campaign. Renshaw and Travis Head could be options to open the batting during the Ashes, and the Queenslander's Australia A teammate believes the 27-year-old has shown maturity of late.

"You just see the class of the player he is," Australia A paceman Wes Agar said of Renshaw. "You see the experience he has, and he brings it out there.

"He looks so calm at the crease, which is so funny because it's a bit different to what he is off the field. He's a person that loves to be bubbly, that loves to be the life of the party around the group. When he's out there he's just so calm and composed and mature as a player, and it's really cool to see him doing so well and see him grow."

Matt Renshaw's form puts pressure on David Warner

Renshaw cracked 11 fours and two sixes in the second innings as Australia A ramped up the run-rate in a bid to give themselves enough time to bowl out the hosts for a second time. Australia A made 6d-370 in the first innings, and they rolled the New Zealanders for 224 courtesy of big displays from pace duo Spencer Johnson (4-53) and Agar (4-56).

It set the Kiwis a victory target of 365, and they went to stumps on day three at 0-31, needing a further 334 runs to win. Despite Renshaw's recent form, Australia's coaching staff have had to address Warner's struggles.

After the Test series in India, Australian coach Andrew McDonald addressed Warner's future and said he's still firmly in their plans. "I think you work through that conversation, and how each player finishes is always different," the coach said. "Some want to go out in a certain way, and others are OK with potentially being dropped out of sides.

"But at the moment Dave's fully in our plans for the World Test Championship final, he's coming back for the one-day series (against India), he's recovered from his injury. So we'll see Dave back in Australian colours on March 17 and we'll go from there."

Head's emergence as an opener has put major question marks on Warner's future, with doubts emerging that he'll get back into the XI. The 36-year-old has stated that this will be his last year playing Test cricket, but he's determined to help Australia win the Ashes before bowing out.

with AAP

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