Cricket | “It will be myself and …”: Mitchell Marsh confirms the opening pair of Australia before the T20 World Cup | Cricket news
New Delhi: The Australian skipper White-Ball Mitchell Marsh put an end to the assumption game on his shot position, confirming that he will open the sleeves alongside Travis Head in T20is “in the foreseeable future” while the team heads for the T20 World Cup of next year in India and Sri Lanka.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Australia has tested several opening combinations since David Warner’s retirement, including Matt Short, Glenn Maxwell and Jake Fraser-McGurk. But Marsh thinks that consistency at the top is the key.“It will be myself and at the top of the summit in the predictable future,” he told the T20 series at three games against South Africa before Sunday in Darwin. “Obviously, we have played a lot together, had an excellent relationship, so (we will) start there.”
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The series comes to the back of Australia’s 5-0 scanning on the Antilles, where the average and lower order has prospered. Tim David made the headlines with a puffy century of 37 bullets – the fastest of an Australian – causing discussions on strengthening him higher in order.“We talked about it … We saw this in the Caribbean that it happened earlier than it would normally,” said Marsh. “The more he faces bullets, I hope that the more he wins us.”The shock of Sunday will be the first international northern Australia in 17 years and is already at closed counters. South Africa, led by the Return Skipper Aiden Markram, brought a young team led by Kagiso Rabada and showcased four spinners – Prenelan Subrayen, George Linde, Senuran Muthusamy and Nqaba Peter.Proteas Shukri Conrad coach expects a severe test. “The tour in Australia is never easy. We know that their conditions and their intensity will test us in each department, and this is exactly the kind of challenge we are looking for,” he said.
