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ALLAN Border believes Dave Warner's mind has become muddled about how he should play in Test cricket.
And the former captain and Test legend has advised Australia to give Warner the freedom to fearlessly attack England's bowlers this summer.
''I get the feeling that now Warner is starting to play more Test cricket, he is torn between really going after the bowlers and playing as a traditional opening batsman,'' Border told The Courier-Mail.
''I don't think that traditional style is going to suit him. He has got to be one of those players that you just give him his head.
''It is going to look ugly from to time the way he gets out, but on the other side of the coin he can absolutely go off.
NSW duo Steve Smith and David Warner hit Sheffield Shield centuries in their clash with Victoria.
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''Australia should use his talent which is to strike the ball fearlessly. When you start constraining those guys, sometimes like a caged lion they are not too sure how to play and they end up not doing any good for you at all.''
For all his batting talents, Warner is averaging just 36 after 22 Tests and it yet to fully turn potential into performance and be the rolled-gold matchwinner Australia knows he can be.
And Warner has done anything but set the world on fire in his recent Test appearances. His last nine Test innings have produced scores of 12, 6, 3, 71, 41, 5, 8, 0 and 2.
Clearly that is nowhere near good enough - but Australia is well aware that Warner is a diamond in the rough who can demolish any Test attack.
Warner has been on fire this domestic season and belted more runs playing for New South Wales in a Sheffield Shield game against Queensland at Allan Border Field yesterday.
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The Test opener was dismissed for 52 (62 balls), trying to repeat a six from the previous ball but instead swiping Queensland legspinner Cameron Boyce down the throat of deep mid-wicket.
Border has always liked Warner's gung-ho style and insists he simply needs to clear his head at Test level and whack any deliveries that are in his strike zone.
He doesn't want Warner to worry about being overly responsible, or playing to certain expectations, but says he should use his attacking weapons to go after the Poms whenever possible.
''I just reckon Warner is better off being given a license to go out there and get after it,'' Border said.
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''If it feels right, he should just go after it, don't second guess himself or worry about looking responsible in Test cricket.
''He is much better being given the freedom to simply play what he sees in front of him. We have got some Steady Eddies in there like Chris Rogers at the top of the order.
''Dave Warner at the top of the order, if he gets used properly, can be that real x-factor for Australia in the Ashes.''
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