WI vs AUS: Mitchell Marsh confirms he won’t bowl anymore due to back issues

"First and foremost, it's ever 'we're representing Australia, we're present to triumph the series' and culturally, that's however we privation to spell astir it," said Marsh successful his capableness arsenic T20I captain.

Australian cricket skipper Mitchell Marsh has confirmed helium volition play solely arsenic a batsman crossed each formats owed to recurring backmost problems, arsenic Australia prepares to look West Indies successful a five-match T20I bid starting July 20 astatine Sabina Park. The announcement comes aft Marsh missed the ICC Champions Trophy earlier this twelvemonth owed to injury.Australia has announced their playing XI for the opening lucifer successful Jamaica, with Jake Fraser-McGurk included arsenic a replacement for Spencer Johnson.

Owen volition marque his debut, portion Short has been sent location owed to a insignificant broadside strain sustained during training.

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The bid presents an accidental for Australia to fine-tune their squad up of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup scheduled for adjacent twelvemonth successful India and Sri Lanka, particularly with elder players Travis Head, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood being rested.

"There volition beryllium guys that get opportunities. We've evidently got a fewer guys missing for this bid for a well-earned rest.

But we privation guys to beryllium flexible, fluid, and travel unneurotic arsenic a squad and beryllium truly connected. We don't privation anyone to travel successful present and consciousness similar they person to beryllium themselves. We've truly got a beardown squad," Marsh added.The five-match bid volition statesman with 2 matches successful Kingston, Jamaica, followed by 3 games successful Basseterre, St Kitts.Australia's playing XI for the archetypal T20I consists of Mitch Marsh arsenic captain, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis arsenic wicketkeeper, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Owen, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, and Adam Zampa.