IND vs AUS: David Warner ruled out of 2nd Test

The Australian opener in all the formats of the game David Warner sustained an injury in the 2^nd ODI and was ruled out for the 3^rd ODI along with the 3 match T20I series. It was expected that he would recover by the all important test series but he was again ruled out of the 1^st game at Adelaide as well.

David Warner to play new year’s test

Though, Australia won the game convincingly in the 1^st test, David Warner is a different beast altogether in the longer formats of the game in Australia. A venue like Melbourne where the 2^nd test is slated to take place would have been a perfect recipe for the southpaw to score a big hundred where the wicket is generally flat but the #6 batsman in the world in David Warner has been ruled out of the 2^nd test as well.

David Warner and Sean Abbott will rejoin our Aussie men's squad ahead of the third Vodafone Test against India, after being ruled out of the second Vodafone Test in Melbourne #AUSvIND

Full statement: https://t.co/avo8Xck03N pic.twitter.com/2Yb5p72022

— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) December 23, 2020

Australia will be hoping that David Warner is ready for the new year’s test in Sydney where the 3^rd test is scheduled on 7^th of January. Australian fast bowlers ensured that they didn’t miss the presence of David Warner in the first game with a deadly spell of fast bowling by Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood in the 3^rd innings of the test match where they bundled out India for a mere 36 runs.

Joe Burns and Matthew Wade to open for one more time

Australia will be delighted with the way both their openers played in the first game. Matthew Wade was made as a make shift opener and he did his job by blunting the new ball to some extent in the first innings. He played 51 balls and scored 8 runs in the 1^st innings but the important point was the time that he occupied in the crease which is the most difficult job to do as an opener when the ball is moving viciously.

Joe Burns on the other hand scored a 50 from nowhere and revived himself after horrible run of series. Australia will be reasonably happy with their standings at the moment even without David Warner.

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