David Warner and Josh Hazlewood could be fitness doubts for second Test in Adelaide
- Scott Allen
- 11 December 2021
Potential injuries to David Warner and Josh Hazelwood have watered down Australia's victory celebrations after the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
Despite a nine wicket win at the Gabba and quashing an England fightback on the fourth morning, first-time captain Pat Cummins was forced to ease a couple of his most senior men through the second half of the match.
However, there were plenty of positives for Cummins to look back on, from the superb 152 which won Travis Head player of the match honours, to Alex Carey's impressive debut at wicketkeeper and Nathan Lyon's 400th Test wicket.
Josh Hazlewood was in some pain in England's second innings.
"Joshy is a little bit sore, so we'll see how he wakes up in the morning," said Cummins.
"The key is we don't want to put him in jeopardy for the whole series, so we'll take our time. He had a scan last night and we'll work through that. There's no plan yet, we'll sleep on it.
"It's a five Test series and he's important for us, we didn't want to blow him out of the water on day three."
As for Warner, who batted through discomfort to make 94 before retreating to the dressing room for the remainder of the match, he added: "Davey was available to bat. We just chose not to risk him.
"When we had 20 to win we couldn't find him! We looked everywhere in the stadium. I think he will be alright for Adelaide. He's still pretty sore but we'll monitor him and he should be fine."
