Marsh ruled out of Pakistan ODIs, Inglis to lead Australia
Australia have suffered a blow ahead of their ODI series against Pakistan after Mitchell Marsh was ruled out with an ankle injury.
Australia have suffered a blow ahead of their ODI series against Pakistan after Mitchell Marsh was ruled out with an ankle injury.
With his explosive half-century, skipper Marsh helped Australia finish their campaign in the T20 World Cup on a strong note, underlining the dominance of Australia's bowling attack over Oman, with Adam Zampa being the standout bowler.
“We'll certainly see him come back into contention over the next few games," he told reporters.
He was rested after the Adelaide Test with the Ashes secured, with a view to rebuilding for the T20 World Cup.
The provisional 15-member squad includes the pace trio Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and middle-order batter Tim David, despite lingering injury concerns.
Australia confirmed experienced seam-bowling all-rounder Beau Webster’s debut for the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, replacing Mitchell Marsh for his dismal returns from the first four Tests.
Ahead of the Shield fixture against Tasmania, starting on Sunday at the WACA in Perth, Marsh, who represents the Western Australia side, said he felt “really good” physically as he builds up his bowling loads in preparation for the Test series against India.
The all-rounder injured his hamstring during the early stages of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and has not played at any level since failing to trouble the scorers at the start of April for the Delhi Capitals against eventual champions Kolkata Knight Riders.
Australia coach Andrew McDonald on Tuesday said that the side’s T20 skipper Mitchell Marsh is on track to be fit in time for Australia’s first game in the ICC T20 World Cup on June 5 against Oman despite being a little behind on his recovery timeline.
This marks the third instance of an Australian player contracting the virus this Australian summer.
