Cricketer David Warner and family get a last-minute Christmas tree ahead of Ashes Test in Melbourne

The Warner clan touched down in Melbourne this week ahead of The Ashes Boxing Day Test. 

And on Wednesday, cricketer David, his wife Candice and their daughters were seen picking up a small and cheap plastic tree to put in their hotel suite for Christmas Day.

The sports star, 35, did the heavy lifting and carried out the long and narrow box to the family’s hire car.

He was followed by wife Candice, 36, who flaunt her long and trim pins in mini shorts teamed with an oversized black hoodie and sandals.

Joining the couple for the shopping trip were their three daughters – Ivy Mae, six, Indi Rae, five, and Isla, two – who looked very excited to get the tree set up and decorated.

After arriving back to their hotel, the Warner family were warmly greeted by hotel staff.

Heavy lifting: The sports star, 35, did the heavy lifting and carried out the long and narrow box to the family’s hire car 

Candice and her girls recently reunited with David on the Ashes tour in Adelaide earlier this month after spending three months apart.

The third Ashes test will be played at the Melbourne Cricket starting on Boxing Day. 

Candice recently admitted that she often struggles to parent her children while David is away playing cricket.

Leggy: He was followed by wife Candice, 36, who flaunt her long and trim pins in mini shorts teamed with an oversized black hoodie and sandals

Ready to set it up! After arriving back to their hotel, David and the Warner family were greeted warmly by staff

She made the admission earlier this month during a discussion with Nova’s Not Another Parenting Podcast hosts Sarah McGilvray and Cathrine Mahoney.

Candice explained that has even got to the point where she’s ended up in crying in her car from the stress and loneliness.

‘It has been a challenge, and you think as a mum, as a wife, as anyone, you’re invincible. But we all have our weaknesses, our moments,’ she said.

‘And there’s been time where… I’ve been driving and I just break down into tears. Or my kids are in the back screaming. I’m just like, “When is this going to end?”

Candid: Candice recently admitted that she often struggles to parent her children while David is away playing cricket in a discussion with Nova’s Not Another Parenting Podcast hosts Sarah McGilvray (right) and Cathrine Mahoney (right)

Pressures of motherhood: Candice explained that has even got to the point where she’s ended up in crying in her car. ‘There’s been time where… I’ve been driving and I just break down into tears. Or my kids are in the back screaming. I’m just like, “When is this going to end?”

Candice revealed her husband is ‘generally away 300 days of the year’ and the couple have spent only three months together out of the last 14.

‘It’s difficult because he’s your husband and your best friend. And that’s the person who you turn to normally,’ she continued.

Regardless of the difficulty, the cricket WAG admitted that she doesn’t want to ‘burden’ David as the renowned batsman is focused on representing Australia.

Hard times: Candice recently revealed her husband is ‘generally away 300 days of the year’ and have spent only three months together out of the last 14. ‘It’s difficult because he’s your husband and your best friend. And that’s the person who you turn to normally,’ she said 

‘He doesn’t need to hear from me going, ”the kids are this, the kids are that” but, at the same time, he’s my husband.’

Candice shared her wish to put her husband in the ‘best possible headspace’ when he’s playing professional cricket.

‘He needs to be focused, clear minded and go out you know, opening the batting for Australia in the best possible headspace. So that’s where it’s a challenge.’ 

Dealing with it: Regardless of the difficulty, she admitted that she doesn’t want to ‘burden’ David as the renowned batsman who represents Australia. ‘He needs to be focused, clear minded and go out you know, opening the batting for Australia in the best possible headspace’