While we wait for the rain to stop, it’s worth having a quick discussion about David Warner.

Has David Warner done enough in the second innings to save his place in the Test side for the upcoming summer? His unbeaten 58 has taken his series tally to 283 at 31.44.

The veteran has said he wants to retire at the Sydney Test in the New Year, which would mean he plays through the three-Test series against Pakistan at the start of the Australian summer.

Selectors, though, may want to use the home Test season to give the next opener invaluable experience before taking on India in the 2024/25 season and the Ashes a year later.

Former Test captain Mark Taylor would not say what he would do if he was a selector but said players were not entitled to pick when they retired. Ultimately, it would come down to runs and form, he said.

As to whom he believed should take over from Warner, whenever his time was up, Taylor mounted a case for forgotten opener Cameron Bancroft, who topped the Sheffield Shield runs list last season with 945 at 59.

But he is down the pecking order behind Matt Renshaw and Marcus Harris, who are both part of Australia’s touring party in England.

Taylor believes Bancroft’s ability in the field counted in his favour.

“They’ll lose their first slipper which I think is vital in Test match cricket,” Taylor, one of Australia’s greatest slips catchers, told Channel Nine. “They need to find a top-order player who is reasonably aggressive but also someone who can catch well.”