Test vice-captain David Warner has sent a scare through the Australian camp after being felled by a bouncer in an intra-squad match in Darwin on Tuesday.
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The opener was struck by paceman Josh Hazlewood after missing an attempted hook shot on the second day of a three-day practice game.
Though shaken, Warner quickly got back to his feet before walking off the field unaided for treatment.
It's believed the ball missed his helmet and struck him on the side of his neck. It is unclear if Warner, who was having his neck iced, will return to the crease.
"It's never the intent, it's not a great feeling but one of those things that happen. It's part of being in the way of a really quick ball," paceman Pat Cummins said.
"It's a shame but good Davey's fine.
"He's a bit stiff and sore in the neck, he's all fine. It's only a practice match, he might or might not be out there tomorrow but he seems to be in pretty good shape."
The blow has robbed Warner, who made four in the first innings and was on two when he was struck, of invaluable match practice heading into the two-Test tour of Bangladesh.
Warner is desperate to improve his modest Test performances on foreign soil. A world beater at home, Warner averages a modest 35 abroad and just 30 on the spin-friendly tracks of Asia.
Steve Smith's men are due to play a warm-up game in Bangladesh before the first Test starts on Sunday week in Mirpur.
