Warner suffers thumb blow

LONDON: Australia opener David Warner was ruled out of fielding in the second one-day international against England because of a thumb injury he suffered to the first ball he faced with the bat at Lord´s on Saturday.

Warner, who struggled against the short ball during England´s 3-2 Ashes series win, was struck a painful blow on the left thumb as he got in a tangle trying to play fast bowler Steven Finn´s second-ball bouncer.

The ball flew over wicket-keeper Jos Buttler´s head for one and Warner required treatment on the field before retiring hurt on one.

He walked off and received a consoling pat on the back from Finn.

A Cricket Australia spokesman said later that Warner would bat when required, but would not field, with the left-hander undergoing an X-ray after he´d batted. (AFP)