Mitchell Marsh is not expected to bowl in the three-match T20I series on Australia’s tour of England in 2024. Marsh will remain focused solely on his role as a batter in the T20I series and will rule out bowling and all-rounder options against England.
Marsh hasn’t bowled in international cricket since suffering a hamstring tear during the IPL 2024 season earlier this year.
Australia’s squad is packed with all-rounder Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, and Marcus Stoinis for seam bowling.
“I’m sort of just building,” Marsh said. “I don’t tend to bowl myself too much, is the honest answer, and we’re lucky that we’ve got plenty of bowling options within our team, so we’ll see how we go. My bowling’s on line: whether or not I bowl, we’ll wait and see. We’ve got heaps of options. I’m always building something.”
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— ICC (@ICC) September 11, 2024
Mitchell Marsh did not bowl during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the USA and West Indies, where the team was knocked out the Super 8 stages.
Australia’s tour of Scotland 2024 against Scotland marked Australia’s first appearance in the shortest format since the major tournament.
Australia made a clean sweep 3-0 over Scotland and opting for a win in England. While reflecting on Australia’s exit from T20 World Cup 2024 after the side’s defeat against Afghanistan and India, Marsh said, “It feels like a lifetime ago now, that T20 World Cup.”
“It was just disappointment: we went there with the hope of winning it, like every other team did, and unfortunately, we didn’t play our best cricket at the right time. In tournament play, that’s what you rely on…there’s a lot of cricket to be played between now and the next World Cup [in 2026] but hopefully I’m there.”
The first match of the T20I series between Australia and England will be played on September 11 at The Ageas Bowl.
