Warner Retires Hurt after Being hit by Bouncer

Warner Retires Hurt after Being hit by Bouncer

Australia vice-captain David Warner retired hurt after being struck on the side of the neck by a Josh Hazlewood bouncer while batting in Australia’s intra-squad practice match in Darwin on Tuesday.
Warner missed an attempted hook shot, was struck, and fell to the ground, but he immediately got to his feet and was able to leave the field unaided. He was assessed by team doctor Richard Saw and had ice applied to his neck.
Australia are playing a three-day practice match, between a David Warner XI and a Steven Smith XI, in Darwin, ahead of their Test tour of Bangladesh.
Although the early indications were that Warner would be okay, the incident could leave him short of batting time in the lead-up to the tour. Warner was on 2 when he retired hurt, having made 4 in the first innings.
Peter Handscomb scored a century on the first day of the intra-squad match, while Travis Head brought up a hundred on the second day. Allrounder Hilton Cartwright also made use of his time in the middle, scoring 81.
The Australia squad is due to depart on Friday for Bangladesh, where they will play two Tests in late August and early September in what will be their first Test tour of the country since 2006.
Courtesy : espncricinfo