According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia’s captain Mitchell Marsh has said he won’t bowl for the foreseeable future. After back issues he’ll play as a batter in all formats. He was out of the ICC Champions Trophy earlier this year due to injury.
Marsh will play when Australia takes on the West Indies on July 20 at Sabina Park. Australia has announced its team for the first game in Jamaica which is the first of five T20I games against the West Indies. Jake-Fraser McGurk who has come back into the team to replace Spencer Johnson will play in the first game.
Owen will debut but Short had a minor side strain in practice so he won’t play in the series and has gone home. Jake-Fraser McGurk who was brought back into the team as a replacement for Spencer Johnson will play in the first game.
Since the visiting team is resting many senior players like Travis Head, Alex Carey and fast bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood this series gives them an opportunity to blood the squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka next year.
First we’re always talking about, representing Australia and we’re here to win the series. That’s how we want to approach things, Australia’s T20I captain Mitch Marsh told cricket.com.au.
Some guys will get a chance. Obviously we have a few guys not around for this series due to a well earned rest, he added.
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But we want everyone to be flexible, adaptable, work as a team and be really united. We don’t want anyone to come here feeling like they have to prove themselves. We have a good team, he said.
Australia will play the West Indies on July 20. The teams will play two games in Kingston, Jamaica and then the last three games in Basseterre, St Kitts.
Australia XI for the first T20I: Mitch Marsh (c), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis (wk), Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Owen, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa
