David Warner to play ODI series against India, remains in Australia's plans for WTC final: Andrew McDonald

Australia opener David Warner will compete in the upcoming ODI series against India having recovered from his elbow injury coach Andrew McDonald confirmed on TuesdayWarner struggled in the two Tests he played against India scoring 26 runs from his three innings before being substituted out of the second match in Delhi due to concussionHe then returned home to recover from a hairline fracture in his elbowHe Warner is coming back to India for the one day series hes recovered from his injury Australia head coach Andrew McDonald said hereMcDonald said Warner is even in the frame for the World Test Championship final against Rohit Sharmas men in London in JuneAt the moment Daves fully in our plans for the World Test Championship McDonald said of Warner who has scored 8158 runs from 103 Tests at an average of 4557The 36yearold has also scored 6007 runs from 141 ODIs at an average of 4516McDonald also confirmed that inform opener Usman Khawaja who made 180 in Australias first innings in the drawn fourth Test here has been cleared of structural damage to his lower leg which he injured while fielding on the penultimate day on SundayThe scans are pretty positive so he gets some time to rest up now and look forward to the World Test Championship McDonald said of KhawajaIm sure therell be a bit of rehabilitation around that but at this stage nothing structural or anything that will keep him out for longThe WTC final at the Oval will be played just a few days after the end of the Indian Premier League IPL but McDonald said Australia will be prepared wellIt will be squeezed pretty much straight on the back of the IPL he saidAlso readDavid Warner slams CA for lack of supportWell head to England with plenty of time to prepare over there Weve got things that are almost in place for that well be well preparedOf the frontline bowlers Australia are likely to deploy in England for the WTC final and the Ashes that follow only injured quick Josh Hazlewood achilles soreness and allrounder Cameron Green are signed to take part in the IPL that begins on March 31Warner is the other probable member of Australias UK touring party who will also spend the coming months playing whiteball cricket in IndiaWe are continually talking to our senior players with what they have coming up juggling the schedule thats in front of usWe are staring down 274 days on the road 144 for the redball team 130 for the whiteball team So theres going to be some give and take within thatMcDonald admitted that the defeat in the second Test in Delhi where Australia suffered a batting collapse losing eight wickets for 28 runs in barely an hour was the moment when hopes of a historic series win evaporatedIts a proud group and theyll see it as a missed opportunity Not many teams come here and get the opportunity like what was presented in Delhi and if it had been oneall after Delhi who knows how the series goes from there McDonald saidSo theres a lot of whatifs around that but in the last two Tests we got some solid performances Were pretty proud of what the teams been able to achieve but in saying that we didnt achieve what we wanted to hereWe set that as three series in the subcontinent and weve come away with three wins three losses and three draws Thats a pretty tough WTC cycle so to finish on top of the table with that on the calendar is pretty impressive and were the world number one tooThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever