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After attending his brother’s wedding, David Warner is
hoping to be able to fly in for Friday’s BBL clash between Sydney Thunder and
Sydney Sixers.
The wedding is being held in the Hunter Valley, north
of Sydney, therefore Warner’s only chance to make the game will be by flying to
the SCG. Precise arrangements are still being finalised.
“I’ve got a couple of aircrafts booked, pending
weather,” Warner said after his final Test in Sydney. “It’s a fine
line. I might be tight but I’m trying my best to make it work for that
day.”
Warner’s current two-year deal with Thunder concludes
this season, but prior to his final Test he said he was keen to continue in the
tournament next season if it can fit around his new commentary role.
“I definitely am keen to pursue playing Big Bash
next year,” he said. “There’s going to be conversations behind the
scenes to allow me to do that. Obviously, I’ve joined the Fox commentary team
next year during the Test series against India, which I’m looking forward to.
“There’s a BBL window that we’re able to play…so
I would like to play that in and around the commentary stuff. I’ve just got to
make sure that I’m, one, playing to the best of my ability and, two, not
hindering the team’s performances or upsetting the balance of the team.”
With just one victory in six games, Thunder is
presently seventh in the standings and is unlikely to advance to the playoffs
this season. Warner, on the other hand, would have likely been unable to play
for Thunder because he is anticipated to receive a No Objection Certificate
[NOC] to represent Dubai Capitals in the ILT20.
Warner will also miss the T20I series against the West
Indies early in the following month due to that competition, but it is now
anticipated that he will be available for the three-match series in New
Zealand.