Australia coach Andrew McDonald has revealed that David Warner is part of the plan for the upcoming World Test Championship finale. Warner has made a return after recovering from a fractured elbow and concussion.
Talking about Warner, McDonald said, "I think you work through that conversation, and how each player finishes is always different. Some want to go out in a certain way, and others are OK with potentially being dropped out of sides. But at the moment, Dave's fully in our plans for the WTC final, he's coming back for the one-day series (against India), and he's recovered from his injury, so we'll see Dave back in Australian colours on March 17 and we'll go from there."
Coach reveals that the management is in talks about the plans of the senior players, and they manage it accordingly.
He said, "Juggling the schedule that's in front of us, we're staring down 274 days on the road - 144 for the red-ball team, 130 for the white-ball team."
"There's going to be some give and take within that. We have great depth, got coverage in all areas and we are always talking to our seniors' players with where they're at in regards to their careers," he concluded.
Currently, Australia has lost the four-match Test series against India by 1-2 and a match that ended in a draw. Steven Smith led the team in the last games of the series after Pat Cummins had to go back home. After the series, Smith said, "The boys had a great time. The hospitality has been amazing. The crowd has been amazing. We started to play better as the series went on. The madness in one hour in Delhi cost us that game. The wicket here was too flat for us to force a result. The spinners bowled really well."
