David Warner still not sure about playing in Sydney Test

With Joe Burns released from the team after three single-digit scores in four innings against India, Australia will be desperate to have Warner available to face the buoyant away attack in Sydney.

The hosts have been unable to dictate terms against Indian bowlers and the presence of Warner, one of the most threatening batsmen on Australian soil in the past decade, could help their cause.

But Warner has yet to fully recover from a groin injury, which kept him out of the first two tryouts. The 34-year-old has “many doubts” that he will be 100% fit by game day, but hopes to be fit enough to hit the field and contribute to the team’s cause.

“I haven’t raced in the last few days,” Warner told reporters on Saturday. “Today and tomorrow will give me a better indication of where I am. Am I going to be 100 percent? Very doubtful. But I’m doing everything I can to get into that park and play, even if it means I’m not 100 percent. hundred “.

“At the moment, there are some shots (that are restricted) that you are shooting at, but for me it’s all about speed between fields, it doesn’t matter what shots I can and can’t play,” he said.

“It’s about dropping and running, helping the kid on the other side off strike, it’s the things I work on and it’s the things I like to be 100% fit for.

“In this case, it most likely isn’t, but I’m going to have to find out beforehand how I’m going to handle that.

Warner’s availability will also be determined by how well it can operate on the slip cord. “If I feel like I can fulfill my duties, whether it’s standing on the slide, receiving catches to my right and left and not being an obstacle there, that’s where it’s going to determine whether I play or not,” he said.

With the series level at 1-1, the next test is scheduled to begin on January 7.