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I think part of the issue is that Warner went from being okay but in decline before Sandpaper to being old and immediately in England for Broad to pinch him out within 16 balls every time he played. People never got to remind themselves of how good he could be, and he wasn't capable of it in the same way.

He went from 32 in his prime straight to 34 on the way out. His average went from 50 and trending down slightly to 45 over the course of 10 innings facing Broad in England; over the next 3 years, he'd play 2 away Ashes series and compound the downward slide.

He's lost a year of his prime and played bogey sides almost the entire time since returning. Stats can't really capture that effectively, one would think.