Australia are weighing up whether or not to ship David Warner residence from India after the veteran opener suffered a concussion and a fractured elbow within the second Test.
After scoring a troublesome 15 on Friday, Warner was subbed out of the match in Delhi earlier than play on day two after failing a concussion check.
“He’s (Warner) still sore at the moment,” Australia coach Andrew McDonald mentioned on Monday.
“We’re in no rush to make any decisions at this point in time around Davey.
“It can be mainly how sore and the way purposeful it (the elbow) is as to what determination we make with him after which the size of the harm.
“There’s some talk the length of injury could be anywhere between a week-plus depending how that settles down.”
Warner can be mechanically sidelined for six days because of the concussion however the elbow harm might show to be more durable for the 36-year-old to beat.
Team officers say the harm wouldn’t have prevented Warner from batting within the second innings in Delhi had he not been dominated out of match with concussion.
He was changed within the XI by Matt Renshaw, however No.5 Travis Head opened in Australia’s second innings to high rating with 43.
Warner’s place within the Test staff was already underneath a cloud after he was down on kind for almost all of the final three years.
The left-hander entered the Boxing Day Test in December – his a hundredth match – underneath excessive strain to retain his spot.
But he scored a traditional 200 to finish a Test century drought courting again to January 2020 and e-book his spot for a 3rd red-ball tour of India.
“If Dave’s unavailable it would make perfect sense,” McDonald mentioned of opening with Head.
“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 really feel within the subcontinental situations that he can get off to the quick begins which he confirmed.”
Warner is not Australia’s only injury concern, with new spin sensation Todd Murphy picking up a “slight niggle” in his side.
But Murphy bowled with the injury during the second Test and should be right to play in Indore.
“He wants a break,” McDonald mentioned of Murphy.
“… two days out he’ll crank up once more and we’ll see the place he is at, nevertheless it appears good.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
