Mitchell Starc withdraws from Men’s Hundred player draft
Australian pacer Mitchell Starc will miss this year's Men's Hundred tournament, as he withdrew his name from the list of players participating in the draft, which will take place on Thursday.
Australian pacer Mitchell Starc will miss this year's Men's Hundred tournament, as he withdrew his name from the list of players participating in the draft, which will take place on Thursday.
India's run machine Virat Kohli and flamboyant batsman Suryakumar Yadav will try to give the team India much-needed momentum in the middle-over phase while batting.
Green is currently not named in Australia's 15-player squad for the T20 World Cup
The injured index finger of his bowling arm is still taped, and International Cricket Council (ICC) regulations "prevent him from playing the opening match," according to a report on Tuesday.
Starc, who had a five-wicket haul in the opening ODI, has played only 99 ODIs so far and has taken 195 wickets at 22.45 in the format
Australia had won the last ODI series in India 3-2 and Carey says they are determined to improve upon their performance.
The veteran, who has only just returned from injury, was struck on the glove by a Mitchell Starc bouncer late in New Zealand's first innings 148 on day three of the second Test in Melbourne.
Ponting said even though India currently boast of a strong bowling attack, their spinners tend to struggle when it comes to playing in Australia.
The defeat continued Pakistan's appalling record in Australia, where they have now crashed in 14 consecutive Tests.
Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood are Australia's top picks with Pattinson and Mitchell Starc as the early contenders for the other bowling spots also featuring spinner Nathan Lyon.