Ashes 2019: Will Marcus Harris bat in the second innings of Oval Test vs England?

Dixit Bhargav | 14/09/2019
Ashes 2019: Will Marcus Harris bat in the second innings of Oval Test vs England?

Will Marcus Harris bat in the second innings: The Australian opening batsman was hit on the hand before stumps on Day 4.

During the second day of the fifth Test of the ongoing 2019 Ashes series between England and Australia at The Oval, Australia opening batsman Marcus Harris dropped a sitter to give an additional life to his English counterpart Joe Denly.

It all happened on the third delivery of the last over of the day when Harris edged a Josh Hazlewood delivery to gully. In what was a regulation catch, Harris made a mess of it by clearly misjudging it. To add to his woes, Harris ended up injuring the webbing of his hand.

Will Marcus Harris bat in the second innings at The Oval?

While he left the field then and there, he remained absent from the field on the first session of Day 3 today. It was during the first session itself that the Australian team management shared an update on Harris’ injury.

While Harris won’t take any further part in the third innings of the Test, he is expected to bat in the fourth innings. In five innings so far in the series, Harris has scored 49 runs at an average of 9.80 and a strike rate of 46.22. With England likely to set Australia a tough total to chase, the visitors will be hoping for Harris to provide a formidable start.

At the time of writing this article, the hosts have a 157-run lead by lunch on Day 3 in the second innings. England opening batsman Joe Denly (37) and all-rounder Ben Stokes (0) are currently batting against Australia.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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