David Warner saw the comic broadside of it, but the seasoned was near successful a satellite of symptom aft a bail smacked him wherever it hurts precocious successful the archetypal Test betwixt Australia and Sri Lanka.
As part-time off-spinner Travis Head bushed the defence of Sri Lankan debutant Jeffrey Vandersay connected time three, a bail went flying and collected Warner successful the groin.
The opening batter, fielding astatine limb slip, crashed to the crushed arsenic helium clutched astatine the delicate area, grimacing arsenic his teammates celebrated the wicket.
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But the unfortunate ricochet besides sparked laughter among Warner and his teammates – successful the infinitesimal and aft the 10-wicket triumph successful Galle.
Warner and Marnus Labuschagne recovered the humour successful it connected societal media.
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