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David Warner mentioned he’s nonetheless not 100 p.c prepared for Test match situations.© AFP
Australia’s star opening batsman David Warner has been dominated out of the primary Test towards India, however will attempt to return for the second instalment on Boxing Day, Cricket Australia mentioned Wednesday. Warner is recovering from a strained adductor muscle that compelled him to limp out of Australia’s second one-day worldwide towards India final month, after a knock of 83. “I feel I have made great progress in a short amount of time and it’s best for me to stay here in Sydney to continue working on getting back to full fitness,” Warner mentioned in an announcement.
“The injury feels a lot better, but I need to be able to satisfy in my own mind and to my team-mates that it is 100 percent ready for Test match conditions.”
The first Test will start in Adelaide on December 17.
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It will not be but clear who will take Warner’s place, however Cameron Green’s current century for Australia A towards a robust India XI assault has put him within the working.
In distinction, fellow younger prospect Will Pucovski and veteran Joe Burns, in line to type Australia’s prime order, each flopped within the warm-up match and Pucovski additionally needed to depart the sector after a supply struck his helmet.
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