David Warner's latest performance highlights Australia's opener dilemma

The year has gone by since the close of the last Test finals, the batting order has still not been finalized by the side –a work still in progress.
”Sure, David. I thought you resigned from international cricket and would only make yourself available for the Champions Trophy only if Australia was really in want.”
However, “I am always ready, I am just a phone call away”, Warner told the Daily Telegraph. “Frankly, there was no threat for me to avail myself in this series which unfortunately was lost, for I was most willing to participate in the forthcoming Shield match and go out to do what is in the job description.”
This goes without say that such development is not likely to be in the works. The instruction was clear ‘You retired’ quite in crispness, so say the coaches Andrew McDonald. But beyond Warner positioning himself again as the center of the news, it does emphasize the vacancy which Australia are seeking to fill before India begins the assault.
No one is up to it - and one only wonders such a person who has been at the summit is you such as a phenomenon in sport. Even Warner had reached the end of his career with degrading Test ability (not thematic all time because he did finish on average of 49.8 in his last series).
And while their collective conversations on the selection sub-committee of George Bailey Tony Dodemaide and McDonald will probably be tamer than some of the other exchanges going on in the public, it has been a lackluster week for the trials.
Mitchell Starc dismissed Marcus Harris twice before he went on to make any contributions, Matt Renshaw made 2 runs and 21 runs, Sam Konstas managed to make 2 runs, then a fighting 43 followed by a wild attempt at Todd Murphy, and Cameron Bancroft added another two single-digit scores to the opening round pair he got.
The fact that we are back twelve months after the run-up to Warner’s farewell series indicates how much vacuum has been created. The four-test trial of Steven Smith - which nevertheless brought Cameron Green back into the fold - has already been shelved, yet it remains likely that it will be not an opening batsman who is chosen as is usually the case when making up a team. Not making this about himself, Warner did make that point. One area has placed this much vexation to Australia’s cricket for the longest time
That was quite fascinating to see Smith advocating for his New South Wales comrade Nic Maddinson as a viable solution. Maddinson played three Tests back in 2016, and as a Victorian, he ended the last season particularly well with three consecutive centuries. Richard Pybus hasn’t had the best of starts to the Sheffield Shield either, with 12, 8, 19, and 15 being his scores. He, like many others, was on the losing end of Scott Boland in MCG.
As in everything, there was also an interesting aspect regarding the speed of runs, but more the quantity. As the Australian coach put it, ”If you’re looking for someone similar to a Davey replacement, he gets after the ball and can score really quickly.” In that respect, the game now is slightly different from how it used to be as most openers focus on impressively attacking the new openings instead of playing cautiously.
Trying to understand that aspect, Warner initiated a massive change in approach and performance. However, he is expected not to make a comeback. Everyone would find it challenging to fill those gap. Regardless, Warner will pass his sarcastic judgment on those new players, so expect a rash of headlines in the near future.