David Warner fit for second Test against New Zealand: Australia coach Langer
David Warner
Australia's opening batsman DavidWarnerhas been declaredfitfor the team'ssecond Testagainst New Zealand that starts on Thursday despitebeinghiton thehandwhile batting in the nets on Monday.
Warnerhad to have medical checksafterhe was struck on the thumb. He returned to training with hishandstrapped.
"I've got absolutely no worries that he'll be raring to go," AustraliacoachJustin Langer told reporters on Tuesday. "There was a little concern for about twoseconds, but then he saw the doctor and he'shitting balls again."
"We know how well he's playing at the moment, we know how much all the boys love playing Testcricketand Boxing Daycricket... so he'll be ready to go."
Warnerfaced about 45 minutes of throw-downs on Tuesday, according to local media reports, although he did appear at times to be in pain and took hishandoff the bat.
Langer added that fast bowler James Pattinson would almost certainly make his firsttestappearance in Australia in almost four years for the injured Josh Hazlewood, who sustained a hamstring injury in the 296-run firsttestvictory in Perth.
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"I've said it all week, he (Pattinson) was the 12th man the last game, we try to be as consistent as possible," Langer said.
"We've got some great depth of talent there, we've got Michael Neser here, we've got Peter Siddle, James Pattinson so I think at this stage, Patto will probably get one of the nods."
While the 29-year-old was likely to partner Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins for his firsttestin Australia since January 2016, Langer said they were still working through their final playing selections.
Langer mooted last week selecting five specialist bowlers with the MelbourneCricketGround (MCG) pitch favouring batsmen in the previous two years, but said on Tuesday finalising the starting eleven could be a match-day decision.
"We'll work out what the set-up of our team is going to be, whether we play ... an extra bowler or not," he said.
"We'll have a look at the wicket. The wicket looks pretty good at the moment two days out."