Warner ruled out of tri-series

Mon, Jun 13, '16

Australia opener David Warner has been ruled out for rest of the Qantas Tour of the West Indies due to a fractured finger and will return home to nurse the injury ahead of the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.

Warner copped a blow to the tip of his left index finger during Australia's 36-run victory over South Africa in St Kitts on Sunday morning (AEST) and subsequent x-rays have revealed the digit to be fractured.

Even if the injury doesn't require surgery, Warner will be out for around 2-6 weeks and he will return home to Australia sometime in the next week. With a lengthy tour of Sri Lanka beginning on July 26, ahead of a tour of South Africa and the international summer of cricket, Cricket Australia have taken a cautious approach with one of their best and most consistent players.

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