Warner returns when Australia announces their team for the last two tests

Warner and Abbott were injured with Warner recovering from a groin injury and Abbott suffering a calf strain. Pucovski, who was in line to debut in the first Test, had been ruled out after suffering a concussion in the practice match.

As all three are expected to be fit for the third round, Australia have beefed up their squad for the last two rounds in Sydney and Brisbane. Starter Joe Burns, who returned scores of 8, 51 *, 0 and 4 in the first two games, has been eliminated.

“David [Warner] he has come a long way in his recovery from injury and will have every chance to play in Sydney with another seven days until the game. Sean [Abbott] it has been fully recovered from a calf strain and is also available for selection, “said national coach Trevor Hohns.

“Be [Pucovski] is in the final stages of graduated back-to-play protocols and has had no symptoms for some time. Will be fit to play in Sydney subject to completion of return-to-play protocols and independent evaluation.

“Joe Burns has been fired from the team and will return to the Brisbane Heat. Unfortunately, Joe’s returns have not been what he or the selectors wanted or what we believe he is capable of.”

Warner has been training online at MCG this week and Australia’s captain Tim Paine is happy with his progress.

“David looks really good from what I’ve seen,” Paine said. “Obviously he has been training on the nets and has started to run a bit between the fields, so the first signals for him are very good for the third test, which is incredible for us.”

Australia will train in Melbourne on January 2-3 before moving to Sydney on January 4. The third Test begins on January 7 with the series level at 1-1.

Team: Tim Paine (c), Sean Abbott, Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Moises Henriques, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, James Pattinson, Will Pucovski, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson , Matthew Wade, David Warner