Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Australia head coach Andrew McDonald stated that the administration is in no rush to decide on whether or not David Warner will play within the third Test in opposition to India or not.
New Delhi ,UPDATED: Feb 21, 2023 08:28 IST
David Warner was hit by a ball within the 2nd Test in opposition to India in Delhi. (AP Photo)
By India Today Web Desk: Australia head coach Andrew McDonald offered an replace on veteran batter David Warner however harassed that the administration is in no rush to make the choice about whether or not he’ll play within the third Test in opposition to India.
The 36-year-old Warner suffered two accidents inside minutes of one another in the course of the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Delhi. A Mohammad Siraj ball hit Warner on his elbow, which resulted in a small hairline fracture earlier than a concussion led to him being changed by Matthew Renshaw.
After shedding the second Test to India by six wickets, Australia head coach stated that Warner continues to be nursing his damage and if he stays unavailable then Travis Head will open for Australia.
“He (Warner) is still sore at the moment,” McDonald stated as quoted by cricket.com.au. “We are in no rush to make any decisions at this point in time around Davey … There is a bit of unknown there.”
McDonald additional stated that the administration had a dialogue earlier than arriving in India that if the guests misplaced an opener then Travis Head would are available.
“If Dave’s unavailable it would make perfect sense,” McDonald stated on the concept of Head opening the innings.
“We did discuss before coming over here, that if we were to lose an opening batter that Trav would be one we’d look to put up there. We feel in the subcontinental conditions that he can get off to the fast starts which he showed.”
The Australia head coach additionally revealed that all-rounder Cameron Green confronted “discomfort” whereas batting in the course of the pre-tour camp. Green was declared one hundred pc match to function within the third Test, which begins on March 1 in Indore.
“(Green) had a little setback batting in Bangalore (on a pre-tour camp) where he had some jarring and there was a fair bit of discomfort in that finger,” stated McDonald.
“If he didn’t have that, I think the second Test was real(istic). But it probably just delayed it those few days. And we contemplated him as a concussion sub (for Warner) as well. We’re better off him loading up for the third Test match and in a good frame of mind.”
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Feb 21, 2023
