Australia opener David Warner will compete in the upcoming ODI series against India after recovering from an elbow injury, coach Andrew McDonald confirmed on Tuesday.
Australia head coach Andrew McDonald said –
“He (Warner) is coming back (to India) for the one day series, he’s recovered from his injury.” McDonald said Warner is even in the frame for the WTC final against Rohit Sharma’s men in London in June. At the moment Dave’s fully in our plans for the World Test Championship.”
He also confirmed that in-form opener Usman Khawaja, who made 180 in Australia’s first innings in the drawn fourth Test here, has been cleared of structural damage to his lower leg which he injured while fielding on the penultimate day on Sunday.
McDonald said about Khawaja – “The scans are pretty positive … so he gets some time to rest up now and look forward to the World Test Championship.”
“I’m sure there’ll be a bit of rehabilitation around that, but at this stage nothing structural or anything that will keep him out for long.” The WTC final at the Oval will be played just a few days after the end of the IPL but McDonald said Australia will be prepared well.
McDonald said that –
“It will be squeezed, pretty much straight on the back of the IPL,”
“We’ll head to England with plenty of time to prepare over there. We’ve got things that are almost in place for that – we’ll be well prepared.”
