"He'll be OK. It's part and parcel of playing cricket. Guys have injuries every now and then and have little niggles. "He's improved a fair bit over the last 24 hours and hopefully he can keep improving and be 100 percent at match time."Ashes: David Warner set to play first Test despite injury scare https://t.co/XdmE3l4akx
— The Field (@thefield_in) November 22, 2017
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Smith quipped: "He said he'll even bat like (West Indian) Shivnarine Chanderpaul (side-on batting stance), if he has to." Smith said selectors had been discussing a replacement option to be on standby, but he was confident the player would not be required.
"There's a good chance someone will be in as cover but I'm not sure who at this stage... they're thinking about it at the moment," he said. Fast bowlers Chadd Sayers and Jackson Bird were left out of the team after being chosen in the original 13-man squad.Glenn Maxwell called in as cover for David Warner for first Ashes Test. #Ashes
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) November 22, 2017
Australia - David Warner, Cameron Bancroft, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith (capt), Peter Handscomb, Shaun Marsh, Tim Paine, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon.Smith on Warner’s neck complaint: “He’ll come out and bat like Shivnarine Chanderpaul if he has to.” #Ashes pic.twitter.com/6rUxSVRrlu
— Adam Collins (@collinsadam) November 22, 2017