Will Pucovski returning to Shield cricket, hoping for quick Australia comeback

Batter Will Pucovski hopes to push for a quick comeback to the Australian team when he returns to first-class cricket next week for the first time in more than a year.

Pucovski has endured a long battle with injury and concussion. He scored 62 in his first innings on his Test debut against India in January last year, only to incur a dislocated shoulder in the field in the same match in Sydney. He has not played a first-class match since, but has been included in the 14-man Victorian squad to play South Australia at Adelaide Oval next week.

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The match was confirmed on Friday when Cricket Australia announced a revised Sheffield Shield schedule in a season interrupted by coronavirus-related travel restrictions. Opener Pucovski has suffered 10 concussions during his career, most recently when he was struck by a ball during a net session in October.

He said he hoped to show enough form in Adelaide to push for a place in the Australian team to tour Pakistan next month.

“I’d like to say that if I’m playing Shield cricket for Victoria and I’ve put my name up, I’m ready to go,” he said. cricket.com.au.

“If I’m doing well and put performances on the board then I can’t see why I wouldn’t be in line to be selected.”