David Warner wants to be around until 2024, selector got to make a decision: Mark Taylor

Former Australia captain Mark Taylor has urged the selectors to take a call on the future of David Warner's Test career before the start of Ashes 2023 which is slated to be played between June 16 to July 13.

The 36-year-old has struggled with his red-ball form recently and demands over his exclusion from the Australia Test squad has gained momentum slowly. Before being ruled out of the last two Test matches of the ongoing 4-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India due to wrist fracture, Warner scored 1, 10 and 15 in the three innings. He did not bat in the second innings of the second Test in Delhi due to a concussion injury. Overall, his last seven Test innings have seen him score - 15, 10, 1, 10, 200, 3 and 0.

Despite the constant scrutiny and criticism, the southpaw last week vowed to play until 2024.

"Dave has come out and said he wants to be around until 2024, so he wants to go to England later this year, he wants to play in Australia next summer.

"So he has really thrown the ball over to (selectors) George Bailey, Tony Dodemaide, (and captain) Pat Cummins, the selectors to say 'OK what do you want to do?'" Taylor said on Nine's Wide World of Sports.

Taylor added that the selectors should ideally start thinking about the future and give opportunities to players like Cameron Bancroft and Matt Renshaw.

"To me, the selectors have got to make a decision. Whether they take David Warner and one of probably Bancroft or Renshaw to England, and Dave would be the first opener picked.

"Or they make a decision now and say righto, we're going to take the two younger guys... we're going to make a change right now. That's the decision they've got to make. Dave has said, 'OK, over to you, I am available, I want to play'."

"Is it time to start thinking about the future? You don't normally do it around Ashes time, normally you would do it post-Ashes."

"Normally you take a very settled side to England, with maybe one batter you think is going to be your future, and that's the side you pick. We're not quite there at the moment and they're not sure which way they are going to go," Taylor said.

David Warner's Test career in numbers

In a glittering Test career of 103 Test matches so far, Warner has scored 8158 runs at an average of 45.57. He has 25 hundreds to his name in the format.

David Warner's struggle in India and England

However, he failed once again in India where he averages 21.78. If he makes it to the Ashes squad, he will be up for another channel in England - a country where averages 26.04.