Melbourne, Mar. 4 : Left-hander David Warner will make his first-class debut for New South Wales in a Sheffield Shield match after opener Phil Jaques dropped out due to back soreness.

The 22-year-old Australian opener in Twenty20 matches will bat in the middle order, with Ed Cowan filling the opening position.

In 2009, Warner became the third player in the history of Australian cricket to make an international début before playing a first-class game.

Warner made a sensational international debut against South Africa in the Twenty20 game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Sydney, Feb. 11 : New South Wales batting dynamo David Warner may have been dropped from the Australia squad, but the cricket world still holds an abundance of opportunities for him.

On Sunday, Warner is expected to play for his country again in a Twenty20 match against New Zealand, and if not, will make his first-class debut against Victoria.

Even with young sensation Phil Hughes not playing as he prepares to leave with the national squad for South Africa the following day, NSW coach Matthew Mott claims there are an ample number of options to partner Phil Jaques.

"I think if David was to come in it would be in the middle order somewhere," Mott said.

Sydney, Feb. 9 : New South Wales batting tyro David Warner has been dropped from the Australian one-day side for the final two matches of the five-game series against New Zealand.

The 22-year-old left-hander paid the price for a string of low scores by being axed from the 13-man squad for matches in Adelaide on Tuesday and Brisbane on Friday.

Ponting said it was up to Warner to go back to state cricket and challenge again for a spot in the national side.

"I think he was picked in our one-day squad on the back of a couple of unbelievable innings for NSW and that magnificent 89 he made in the Twenty20 (against South Africa) down in Melbourne," Ponting said.

Sydney, Jan. 22 : Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has reportedly told batting sensation David Warner to trust himself and his ability as he gets ready to erupt in front of his hometown fans for the first time at the SCG.

Selectors have stuck with Warner to open the batting for Friday''s third one-dayer against South Africa, and Ponting has no doubts the rookie left-hander can quickly bounce back to form.

Warner made front and back-page headlines when he slammed a whirlwind 89 off 43 balls on his Twenty20 debut for Australia earlier this month.

Sydney, Jan. 21 : Australia should persist with New South Wales batting sensation David Warner at the top of its one-day order despite the likelihood he will fail more often than he succeeds, says former leg spinner Shane Warne.

The NSW left-hander has made scores of seven and five in the two innings since his superb knock of 83 in his international debut 10 days ago.

Melbourne, Jan 17 : Sensational batting star David Warner is all set to make his one-day international debut on Sunday against South Africa in Hobart after being called into the squad to replace the rested Michael Clarke.

Warner now gets another chance to impress after smashing 89 off 43 balls on debut for Australia in the Twenty20 victory over South Africa at the MCG.

Vice-captain Clarke encountered pain in his injured thumb during Friday's loss to South Africa and has been rested for two weeks in an attempt to play in ODIs against New Zealand, FOX Sports reported.