Injury-plagued Australia can breathe a sigh of relief after batsman Marcus North avoided a serious injury to his wrist on today.

With the first Test against the West Indies looming and Australia's squad already depleted, Australia were braced for the worst again when North had to leave the field during Western Australia's Ford Ranger Cup clash against Victoria at the MCG after a fielding mishap.

The Warriors captain took a powerful knock flush on his wrist and was sent to hospital to undergo X-rays for fears it was broken.

However, North, who managed to re-enter the fray - albeit under duress - when Western Australia lost their sixth wicket, revealed post-match that the diagnosis was far more encouraging than first-thought.

The 30-year-old revealed he intended to be fit in time for the start of the Warriors' Sheffield Shield match against the Bushrangers at the MCG on Tuesday and certainly expected to play for Australia in the series opener against the West Indies in Brisbane on November 26.

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"I was a bit worried there at the start, just (a) knock in a bit of an awkward position on the wrist," North said.

"It kind of hit quite a big vein, that kind of burst open so the swelling was there and quite painful."

"There's no break so it's just bruising and swelling, (I'll) do my best to get that down in the next 24 hours and it should be right for Tuesday."

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