David Warner announced his Test retirement last summer; Australia face India in a five-match Test series starting on November 22; India have won their last four Test series' against Australia and the hosts will be looking for their first victory since 2015
David Warner has offered to come out of Test retirement for Australia if they still need an opener ahead of their five-match series against India which starts next month.
The former Australia opening batter retired from one-day internationals and Test cricket last summer at the Sydney Cricket Ground after 112 Test appearances with 26 centuries to his name.
In Warner's absence, Steve Smith moved up the order to open the batting with Usman Khawaja, but he is set to drop back down the order for the India series.
India have won their last four Test series against Australia and the hosts will be looking for their first victory since 2015, with the first Test starting in Perth on November 22.
"I'm always available, just got to pick up the phone," Warner told News Corp.
"I'm always dead serious. Let's be honest, the guys have played one red-ball game [first round of the shield] since their last Test matches in February, so I've almost had the same preparation.
"Honestly, if they really needed myself for this series, I'm more than happy to play the next Shield game and go out there and play.