Opener Marcus Harris has been axed for the fifth Ashes Test in Hobart, where Australia are upbeat paceman Scott Boland will prove his fitness and play
Australia hopeful Scott Boland will prove fitness for Hobart Test
Travis Head’s return has prompted a rejig at the top of Australia’s order, with Marcus Harris dumped for the fifth Ashes Test that begins on Friday. Cummins flagged a likely call-up for Jhye Richardson if selectors or medical staff decided there was too much risk involved with Boland backing up. But the skipper struck a confident tone while discussing Boland’s hopes of extending his remarkable start to a Test career that has featured 14 wickets at 8.64.
Boland’s subtle seam movement and nagging accuracy would make him a handful on a green pitch in Hobart. Cummins noted dropping Harris was a “really tough” call sparked purely by Khawaja’s twin tons at the SCG, rather than anything the incumbent opener did wrong in his four Tests against England.
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