Painful twist in Warner concussion saga

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Concussion protocols person ruled David Warner retired of the equilibrium of the 2nd Test against India successful Delhi to beryllium replaced by Matthew Renshaw.

Warner was struck doubly successful the abstraction of a fewer overs by Mohammed Shami aboriginal connected time one, erstwhile connected the elbow and past aboriginal up nether the chin.

It has since been revealed the archetypal stroke besides caused a fracture.

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Warner made 15 earlier Shami yet had him caught behind.

He did not instrumentality to the tract arsenic Australia bowled 9 overs astatine the Indian openers precocious successful the day.

Speaking aft play, Usman Khawaja flagged the anticipation of the substitution saying Warner was "a small spot weary".

"The aesculapian unit volition person to measure (Warner) time … helium got a sound to the limb and past the head," helium said.

"I deliberation the caput made him a small spot weary astatine the moment, and couldn't travel retired to field.

"The unit volition person to fig retired what happens from here."

In a further twist, it has been revealed the Shami stroke inflicted a tiny fracture connected Warner's elbow.

"David Warner has a tiny and undisplaced hairline fracture successful his arm," cricket newsman Andrew Wu tweeted connected Saturday afternoon.

"It gives you an thought of the guts helium showed to bat connected yesterday. He's arsenic pugnacious arsenic they come."

Warner being replaced by Renshaw is simply a somewhat ironic twist - determination were calls for Warner to beryllium dropped and for Renshaw to open, which would person unlatched the mediate bid and allowed for Travis Head to instrumentality to the side.

Renshaw has opened for Australia previously, but his bid successful the lineup has not yet been confirmed.

Warner is present successful a contention against clip to beryllium acceptable for the relocated 3rd Test, which starts connected March 1.

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