Australia will be forced to make some changes in their squad for the third ODI against India on Wednesday as their veteran opener, David Warner was seen limping off the field due to a groin injury. Their head coach Justin Langer said he does not expect star opener to be fit and available for the first Test against India on December 17.

Warner will be facing a battle to regain fitness for the India Test series after Cricket Australia said he will miss the remaining part of the limited-overs leg. But Australia skipper Aaron Finch seems to have been dealing with teh situation quite calmly and said that their team has got guys who can step up in Warner’s absence.

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The skipper said that they have not yet selected who will replace Warner on Wednesday but cited wicket-keeper batsman Alex Carey, Marnus Labuschagne, and Matthew Wade as the possible options the hosts can try out.

Describing the same, Finch said, “We have not picked a team yet, but we have got a few options. Whether we go Wadey in the side or Marnus comes up and opens the batting, Alex Carey has done a lot of it in the past. But the middle-order has been functioning really well over the last little while. That is the beauty of being two-nil up in the series, you can look to experiment if you want to do that or you can look to play the safe option.”

Finch also praised his opening partner and said that the loss of a player of the caliber of Warner will have an impact on the team.

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As per the quotes in criket.com.au., Finch said, “He is an all-time great in one-day and T20 cricket, I do not think there are many better players to have played the game. So, any team he is not a part of is going to be slightly weaker but we have got guys that can step and really contribute heavily in that role.”