Will Pucovski ruled out of Gabba Test, Marcus Harris to open

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Opener Will Pucovski has been replaced in the Australia side to take on India in the fourth Test at the Gabba after failing to recover from a shoulder injury.

Australia opener Will Pucovski will miss the fourth Test against India at the Gabba due to a shoulder injury.Marcus Harris will play his first Test since the 2019 Ashes seriesPucovski suffered a shoulder subluxation injury while diving in the field on day five of the third Test at the SCG.who has been deemed fit despite appearing to struggle with a groin injury in SydneyThere were no other changes to the side that drew the third Test in Sydney on Monday.

Australian skipper Tim Paine confirmed the change after the team's final training session on Thursday morning."He tried to train this morning [but] he didn't quite come up.Marcus Harris will replace his Victoria teammate Will Pucovski in the Test side. Harris has not played a Test since the 2019 Ashes Tour, where he made a top score of 19 in three matches.

The 28-year-old West Australian has a top score of 79 from nine Test matches, with a first-class average of 38.86 and a top score of 250."He's a really relaxed type of character, so he's one we certainly enjoy having him in and around our group." Pucovski made scores of 62 and 10 in his maiden Test match, with Paine saying the medical staff needed more time to get him right for the Test than was afforded under the three-day turnaround.The Border-Gavaskar Test series is tantalisingly poised at 1-1, with the final and deciding Gabba Test set to start on Friday.

 

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