Warner said he was confident of recovering from the thumb

injury ahead of the first Test, starting here on Friday. "I'm confident of playing the first Test. I have had four long days of training. I have been hitting for an hour in the nets to make sure I middle the ball and to see if there is any pain if I go on. I have iced it after every training. It's a little sour. But that's what happens after a break. "I caught about 50 per cent and there was a slight pain. And I would be using a guard to protect my thumb in the Tests. So I am 100 per cent ready to go for the first Test. On using any protection for the injured thumb, the 26-year-old said, "I have got a rubber thing that. There is a guard that sits around my thump. So if I get hit I'm protected. I used in the practice and got hit by a spinner. It's painful but I am alright. "I am under the process in order to get ready for the first Test. If I am not 100 per cent then I wont play. I have been batting in the nets and want to do the job for my team." He said the IPL helps him in getting the necessary batting parctice for important series in the Indian sub-continent. "I get practice when I come over to India for IPL in practice wickets. You don't need to practice for T20's. Because it's all about backing your strengths. And that's what you do in Tests as well. I would back my instincts and if rest of the guys can also do that we are in for a good series." A lot has been written about the Australian's weakness against quality spinners on turning tracks, and Warner said, "It's important to come down the wicket and use the depth of crease. I would like to be on top of the bowlers and putting pressure. When you have close in fielder it's easier for me to hit sixes. But you have to respect the good ball." Asked about Shane Watson's place in the team, Warner said, "We have been fantastic as a team in the past 12 months. We have played good cricket. I don't know why people are questioning some our spots in the team. "We won against India. We lost one day of 15 days of cricket against South Africa. We won against Sri Lanka. We are back here playing India and try to do the same what we did in Australia." More