Last week, the 38-year-old took a gentle dig at Root<\/a> by suggesting the second-leading run-scorer in Test history was susceptible to LBW dismissals when facing Hazlewood. The former England captain, who has never scored a century in Australia, averages 51.29 in Tests, but that figure slips to 31.40 when facing Hazlewood.<\/p>\n It prompted a response on social media from Warner\u2019s tormentor in chief Stuart Broad.<\/p>\n The pair then came face to face on Tuesday iduring the BBC\u2019s pre-game coverage of the The Hundred where Warner is playing for the London Spirit.<\/p>\n \u201cI have to ask – do you always call your pads surfboards or do you save that for Rooty?\u201d Broad asked his old sparring partner.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019ve got to understand that I\u2019m small, so I tend to say they are surfboards,\u201d Warner replied.<\/p>\n \u201cI liked your [X post] but I forgot to tweet back actually, I will do that after the game.\u201d <\/p>\n Australia vs South Africa T20I & ODI Series | Watch every ball LIVE on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1 ><\/a><\/p>\n Pressed by reporters later on whether Australia\u2019s bowlers would target Root\u2019s pads this summer, Warner did not back away from his original comments. <\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s where we always targeted him.\u201d<\/p>\n The New South Welshman also compared the looming battle between Root and Hazlewood to his own struggles against former England bowler Stuart Broad, who dismissed him 17 times in the Test arena.<\/p>\n \u201cThe way that he brings down his bat playing on Australian wickets, it can bring him undone and I\u2019ve seen it in the past,\u201d Warner said of Root.<\/p>\n \u201cI think he will have nightmares before he gets over there about Josh Hazlewood. A bit like me and Broady.<\/p>\n \u201cJoe is a hell of a cricket player, look at the runs he has scored, the second leading run-scorer in the world. But I\u2019m sure he\u2019d like to score a hundred in Australia. It\u2019s one that has eluded him. I think that will be on his mind, so we will have to wait and see.\u201d<\/p>\n Siraj’s redemption seals series draw | 02:53<\/p>\n Since the start of 2013, no cricketer has been dismissed LBW in the Test arena more often than Root with 51, accounting for 19.39 per cent of his wickets, which is noticeably higher than teammates Ben Stokes (12.69), Ollie Pope (15.84) and Zak Crawley (14.29).<\/p>\n Hazlewood has dismissed Root ten times in Tests \u2014 three of which were LBW \u2014 while only Australian captain Pat Cummins and Indian speedster Jasprit Bumrah have achieved the feat more often, with 11 each.<\/p>\n Warner also warned that Harry Brook, named player of the recent Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy after smacking a 91-ball hundred at The Oval<\/a>, will be tested by short-pitched bowling this summer.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753528389_190_poster-fallback.png\"\/)
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