The starter has not recovered from the injury, but neither can he enter Australia’s biosecurity center alongside Sean Abbott.
David Warner has been formally excluded from the Boxing Day test at MCG and together with Sean Abbott is recovering separately from the Australian main team after his arrival in Melbourne to avoid being trapped in New South Wales due to the Covid outbreak. 19 in Sydney. northern beaches.
While Warner initially hoped to recover in time for Boxing Day from the groin strain he suffered during the second ODI at SCG last month, his progress has not been fast enough to keep him fit.
At the same time, biosecurity restrictions around Warner and Abbott, having left Sydney to travel to Melbourne on December 19, means that they will not be able to enter the center occupied by the main team until after the Boxing trial concludes Day on December 30.
“David Warner and Sean Abbott will rejoin the Australian men’s test team before Test 3 against India,” said a CA spokesman. “Warner and Abbott spent time in Sydney outside of the team’s biosecurity center to recover from injury. While neither player has ever been to a specific ‘hotspot’ as described by NSW Health, Cricket’s biosecurity protocols Australia does not allow them to rejoin the team in time for the Boxing Day test.
“Warner has not fully recovered from a groin injury sustained in the ODI Series against India and would not have been available for the second Test match, while Abbott recovered from a calf strain sustained during the tour match. Australia A against India and would have been available for selection for the Boxing Day test.
“The couple traveled from Sydney to Melbourne to continue their rehabilitation given the changing public health situation in Sydney at the time.”
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Daniel Brettig is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. @danbrettig
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