The same applies for Harris after an equally lean season for Victoria. He lost his CA contract and was extremely frustrated to be overlooked for the Test opening spot that Steven Smith claimed when David Warner retired. Harris had long been the next cab off the rank having been the spare batter through the entire 2022-23 home Test summer and the 2023 tour of England. Some good fortune has fallen his way after he was not initially headed to England for the Championship season. Will Pucovski’s withdrawal through injury paved the way for Harris to take his five-game stint at Leicestershire. Harris had an impressive spell with Leicestershire in 2021, piling up 655 runs at 54.58 in just 13 innings including three hundreds. He has an excellent first-class record in England overall. Although Leicestershire are in Division Two, Harris will get to play matches at Headingley and Lord’s in his five-game stint, as well as two at Grace Road where he has scored three first-class centuries.
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