Will Pucovski, an opening batsman who debuted in Sydney Test has a partially dislocated shoulder and Marcus Harris would replace him if he fails to recover in time for the fourth and final Test against India at Brisbane this week, Australia head coach Justin Langer said on Wednesday.
Will Pucovski suffered the injury during the Sydney Test, which was his debut in the longest format of the game.
Will Pucovski Had A Sore Shoulder Before He Fell: Justin Langer
The 22-year-old was injured while diving on the field and will be reassessed by Australia before the fourth Test begins on January 15. Will Pucovski faces an anxious wait to see if he can recover from a shoulder injury in time for the fourth and final Vodafone Test against India, with Australia giving him every opportunity to prove his fitness.
“Will had a sore shoulder before he fell, he was actually going to have a scan after that day’s play anyway, just to see what was happening,” Justin Langer said at a virtual press conference.
“We will see how he pulls up today, we are really hopeful that he will get up and if he doesn’t, then the obvious thing would be Marcus Harris would come in as an opener,” he added.
Will Pucovski injured his shoulder while trying in vain to stop the ball at mid-wicket in the second session of the final day in 3rd Test. The opener made a memorable debut as he played an assured knock of 62 in the first innings of his debut Test. Although some poor sloppy fielding from the Indian players helped his cause, he looked in control for most of his innings.
Will Pucovski Mentally Is Going To Be Exhausted And Australian Management Will Keep An Eye On Him: Justin Langer
Justin Langer said he is quite optimistic about the batsman pulling through. Australia confirmed Will Pucovski suffered a “shoulder subluxation” injury while diving in the field on the fifth day of the third Test in Sydney. A subluxation is a partial dislocation of the shoulder joint when the ball of the upper arm bone partly comes out of the socket in the shoulder.
“Will is a young guy, he has just played his first Test. So mentally he’s going to be exhausted anyway. We will keep an eye on how he pulls up today. With shoulders, as long as he can bat OK and catch, it’s not as big a deal in Test cricket, we’re really hopeful he will get up, we will probably know by tonight,” Justin Langer added.
Will Pucovski, who has suffered numerous concessions, made an impressive start to his Test career, scoring a half-century on debut. On the other hand, Marcus Harris has so far played nine Test matches for Australia scoring 385 runs, including two fifties, with the highest score of 79. The four-match series is tied at 1-1 currently with the hosts winning the pink-ball opener in Adelaide and India emerging triumphant in Melbourne. The third game in Sydney ended in a draw.
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