{"id":18210,"date":"2021-01-05T01:54:39","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T02:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=18210"},"modified":"2021-01-05T06:09:02","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T06:09:02","slug":"pucovski-officially-cleared-of-concussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=18210","title":{"rendered":"Pucovski officially cleared of concussion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Will Pucovski<\/a> has taken another step towards making a long-awaited Test debut against India after being cleared of a concussion by an independent neurologist.<\/p>\n

Pucovski is in line to join David Warner<\/a> at the top of Australia's line-up for the third Test, but coach Justin Langer admitted that the young gun was still not a certainty to be named in his side.<\/p>\n

"Will saw an independent neurologist, and he has seen a couple now, and I think the real heartening thing for him is whilst he has had a few concussions in the past, and they have come in different ways, it is not necessarily going to have any long-term impact on him," Langer told reporters on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

"I think if you can put your mind at rest with that, then that is a real positive for him. He is in a great frame of mind. He is incredibly positive about playing cricket.<\/p>\n

\"Will<\/p>\n

"He has trained hard this week. As he and I have discussed a number of times, and I am sure other people have, the only way to get back on the horse is to get back on the horse.<\/p>\n

"He, ultimately, is the one that has to make the decision. Everyone will have a different opinion on it. He is the one that has got to walk out there and face the short-pitched bowling, whether it be from India or whether it's from South Australia or whether it's from Western Australia.<\/p>\n

"He is the one that has got to have the courage to get back on the horse. He wants to do that and that's a really positive sign moving forward."<\/p>\n

Langer also confirmed that Warner would return to the Australian team<\/a> for the third Test, despite admitting that the 34-year-old would play through "a bit of pain".<\/p>\n

\"David<\/p>\n

"He's done enough (to play) and he's done 10 years of enough," he said told SEN<\/em>.<\/p>\n

"He'll be fine, he's literally a little warrior and worked so hard to get back in (to the side) \u2013 his presence and energy in the team is brilliant.<\/p>\n

"He has some challenges though; he'll be playing under some pain but it's not something where we think he'll re-hurt himself.<\/p>\n

"But he'll have a bit of pain there, he hasn't played any Test cricket for 12 months, but my gosh I'll back him in every day of the week.<\/p>\n

"He's a little warrior and I can't wait to see him back in action."<\/p>\n

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