Victoria have taken a cautious approach with Will Pucovski by selecting him to play 2nd XI against Tasmania rather than in the Sheffield Shield team as he continues his comeback from his latest concussion.
Pucovski, 24, has played two Premier cricket matches for his club side Melbourne in the last two weeks after suffering his 11th career concussion during the warm-up on the final day of Victoria's Shield clash with South Australia in Adelaide.
There were genuine fears for his future after his latest head knock but he has made a successful return to club cricket scoring 73 from 101 balls for Melbourne on Saturday against Camberwell.
Victoria named their Sheffield Shield squad on Saturday to face Tasmania at the Junction Oval in Melbourne on Tuesday but Pucovski was not included. They released a statement saying Pucovski remained under "active medical management" by Cricket Victoria and Cricket Australia doctors and no timeline has been set for a return to Shield cricket.
But he has been selected for the 2nd XI side that will host Tasmania's 2nd XI at Mervyn G Hughes Oval in Footscray. Should he get through that match there is a chance he could be made available for Victoria's final Shield match of the season against Western Australia at the WACA starting on March 23.
Alex Malcolm is an Associate Editor at ESPNcricinfo
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