Marcus Harris will open for Australia in the Boxing Day Test after Justin Langer paid the support from his career forward and backed his man
Justin Langer confident Mitchell Starc will be fit to bowl at MCG
“For him, for us, we’re hoping he plays well and gets a good partnership with Davey Warner in this Boxing Day Test match.” “We like to back our players in, where we can,” he added. “It’s a tough gig, opening in Test cricket, but we’re really confident Marcus has got what it takes to be a successful Australian opening batsman.”
Cummins has completed health protocols after being deemed a close contact of a Covid-19 case and is sure to resume the captaincy but Hazlewood will need to prove he has recovered from a side strain sustained in the series opener.
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