Warner is recovering from a strained adductor muscle that forced him to limp out of Australia’s second one-day international against India last month, following a hit of 83.
“I feel like I have made great progress in a short time and it is best for me to stay here in Sydney to continue working to get back in top shape,” Warner said in a statement.
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“The injury feels much better, but I need to be able to be satisfied in my own mind and in my teammates that it is 100 percent ready for the conditions of the test matches.”
The first test will begin in Adelaide on December 17.
It is not yet clear who will take Warner’s place, but Cameron Green’s recent century for Australia A against a heavy attack from India XI has put him in the race.
By contrast, young prospect Will Pucovski and veteran Joe Burns, in line to form Australia’s first order, flopped in the warm-up match and Pucovski also had to leave the field after a delivery hit his helmet.
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