Warner shakes off nasty net blow

David Warner has shaken off an arm injury to take the field this morning on day three of the third Commonwealth Bank Test.

The opener, who was struck a nasty blow on his left thumb at the Gabba last week, was hit on the right forearm by a Peter Siddle delivery during a net session before play yesterday.

A Cricket Australia spokesperson said Warner had suffered "significant bruising" and was unable to field yesterday afternoon.

But the left-hander took up his position at gully at the start of play this morning, with a compression bandage on his right arm.

In exclusive footage of yesterday's incident captured by cricket.com.au's daily live stream of the morning net sessions, Warner turned his head as the ball headed towards him and glanced off his unprotected forearm.

He threw the ball back to Siddle before immediately leaving the nets and heading to the dressing room.

Warner was the fourth Australian player to be injured in the MCG nets this week.

On Tuesday, Shane Watson and Mitchell Starc both left training early after being struck in the nets; Watson was hit on the helmet, while Starc edged a ball onto the inside of his knee.

The following morning, Shaun Marsh was struck on the left thumb and required treatment before he continued his session.

None of the injuries were serious; Watson and Marsh both took their place in Australia's XI for the Boxing Day Test, while Starc returned to Sydney to play for the Sixers last night in the KFC T20 Big Bash League.

The problems in the MCG nets come after Indian pair Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli were hit in the Gabba nets before play on the fourth day of the second Test.

Speaking on Wednesday, Warner said the number of minor injuries suffered in the nets in recent weeks had been nothing more than a coincidence.

"It's going to happen here and there. That's part of cricket," he said.

"You go 12 months without someone getting hit in the nets then all of a sudden you have three or four in one net session and that’s cricket."