Johnathan Thurston says he’s on track to play for Australia in Friday night’s Test against New Zealand in Canberra.

But Thurston said if he feels a quarter of the soreness which led to him withdrawing from North Queensland’s NRL loss to Parramatta last week, he won’t play in the Anzac Test at GIO Stadium.

“The session I did this morning was high intensity and I didn’t feel any soreness from it like I did last week. If it keeps going the way it’s going I’ll be fit to play,” Thurston said on Monday.