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Asked on Wide World of Sports' Outside The Rope whether Harris should retain his spot for the third Test, Chappell said the struggling batsmen deserved one last opportunity to impress alongside David Warner in the opening partnership.

Justin Langer has confirmed Marcus Harris will hold his spot in the Australian XI for the Boxing Day Test. Harris has a high score of 23 this series and has not looked the confident batter that impressed at Shield level earlier this year.

Marcus Harris is “important to the team” and received a strong endorsement from Australian coach Justin Langer as the embattled opener gets one more chance to lock down his Test spot.

Marcus Harris's spot in Australia's Ashes team has been in the spotlight since his latest poor turn in Adelaide but he still has coach Justin Langer's support.

Australian coach Justin Langer has backed in under-fire opening Marcus Harris to retain his spot in the team for the Boxing Day Test, saying the Victorian is ‘not far off’ turning the corner at the highest level.

Marcus Harris will open for Australia in the Boxing Day Test after Justin Langer paid the support from his career forward and backed his man.

Returning to the scene of a career-high score for the Boxing Day Test could be the tonic for Marcus Harris to find his best, with a big score “just around the corner” according to a former opening partner.

Not sure that is the case'

The Australian Test side is far from perfect, but Justin Langer’s team features the nation’s best batting order since December 2007. Three summers ago, the Australian top-order was in dire straits. With Steve Smith and David Warner banned from the Test side,

If he plays in his adopted home city Melbourne in the Boxing Day Test, and that surely remains in doubt, Harris would have to be on his last chance. Powerful allies, including coa