Brisbane Nov 21 (IANS) Ahead of the Ashes opener on Thursday Australia received an injury scare when vice-captain David Warner twinged his neck while taking a high catch on the Gabba outfield before leaving the playing area.
Warner who immediately rushed to team physio David Beakley however declared that a sore neck can t rule him out of the high profile opening Test against England.
"My neck is quite stiff. I took a high ball out there and something just twinged in my neck. It s quite sore I haven t really had a stiff neck like this one before " Warner was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au.
"I don t think a sore neck is going to keep me out. I m getting a bit of physio treatment at the moment and hopefully it will settle down in the next 24 to 48 hours " he added.
The swashbuckling opening batsman averages almost 60 on home soil and will be a key figure in Australia s push to regain the Ashes urn.
The southpaw is slated to open with debutant Cameron Bancroft the in-form Western Australian who would be Warner s 10th opening partner in Tests.
--IANS
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