Warner hopes to helicopter in for Thunder's BBL clash against Sixers
Written by I Dig SportsExact plans are still being worked through, but flying to the SCG will be Warner's only option if he is to make the game with the wedding taking place in the Hunter Valley north of Sydney.
Thunder are hopeful that Warner will be available for their final three regular-season matches, with games against Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Renegades to follow the Sydney Smash.
Warner's current two-year deal with Thunder concludes this season, but prior to his final Test he said he was keen to continue in the tournament next season if it can fit around his new commentary role.
"I definitely am keen to pursue playing Big Bash next year," he said. "There's going to be conversations behind the scenes to allow me to do that. Obviously, I've joined the Fox commentary team next year during the Test series against India, which I'm looking forward to.
"There's a BBL window that we're able to playso I would like to play that in and around the commentary stuff. I've just got to make sure that I'm, one, playing to the best of my ability and, two, not hindering the team's performances or upsetting the balance of the team."
Thunder are currently seventh in the table with a solitary win in six games and unlikely to make this season's finals, although Warner would probably have been unavailable for them as he is expected to be granted a No Objection Certificate [NOC] to play in the ILT20 for Dubai Capitals.
That tournament will mean Warner will also miss the T20I series against West Indies early next month, but the current expectation is that he will be available for the three-match series in New Zealand.
"That [the T20 World Cup] was my finishing goal if I wasn't getting to here [to Sydney]," he said. "That was my last hurrah, the Twenty20s. I started my career in Twenty20 cricket and will finish my career in Twenty20 cricket. Think it's fitting. I really enjoy the game but most importantly I want to win another World Cup for Australia."