Warner confident of being fit for first Sri Lanka Test

David Warner may yet miss both of Australia's warm-up matches in Sri Lanka, but both he and coach Darren Lehmann are confident Warner will be fit and ready for the first Test starting on July 26.

Warner missed the second half of the recent one-day tri-series in the West Indies due to a broken finger and he is expected to sit out of an intra-squad practice match in Sri Lanka next week. The Australians hope Warner will be able to play a first-class tour game that follows, but even if he also misses that, he could still figure in the first Test.

"I've done it before," Warner told reporters in Sydney on Friday, referring to going into a Test with no warm-up games. "I've picked up a bat and gone back out there and tried to play to the best of my abilities. Sometimes it comes off. You always want some time in the nets.

"For myself, I've said in the past, less is more. I prefer to go into a lot of the games fresh. I don't usually hit a lot leading into any series or any game. I just like to go in there and bat for 20 minutes or so."