Warner wants to keep playing after his 100th Test match (AUS v. SA).
For Australia in Test matches, David Warner has gone 29 innings without a century.
Warner is getting ready to play in his 100th Test for Australia.
Against the Windies, Warner recorded scores of 5, 48, 21, and 28.
Opening batsman David Warner acknowledges that his longest period without a century in the longest format of the game is a distraction as he gets ready to play in his 100th Test for Australia against South Africa in the second game of the series, which gets underway on Monday.
The 36-year-old has been having a difficult time lately, struggling with his form and becoming distracted by the turmoil surrounding Cricket Australia's decision to allow him to appeal his leadership ban after he withdrew from the process because he was unhappy with how the federation was handling it.
Warner scored 5, 48, 21, and 28 against the Windies in his most recent three Test matches before scoring 3 and 0 against South Africa in the two-day contest at the Gabba. He has gone 29 innings without a century despite scoring a century in his most recent ODI innings against England at the MCG last month.
However, he asserted that despite playing his 100th Test match on Boxing Day, he remains driven to perform well and is still ravenous for runs.
My mental health maybe wasn't where I wanted it to be to be 100 percent heading into the Perth Test, Warner told reporters on Saturday.
"And that was difficult. If I had my way, we would have resolved everything (by then). The CA didn't really see me as having any support. My family, friends, and the members of our team were all incredibly great, and they all helped me get through that difficult time.
I'm thinking clearly right now... I'm excited to play in another Boxing Day Test, but more so because we have a series to win. The left-hander insists he still has the desire to represent Australia on tours to India and England in 2023, two international Test matches that skipper Pat Cummins has dubbed "career-defining," according to a source.
No Australian men's team has won a Test series in either India or England since 2001, when they last won the Ashes series abroad. Their most recent triumph in India occurred in 2004.
Warner stated that he planned to speak with CA executives following the last match of the home series against the Proteas in Sydney.