Mitchell Marsh Announces Australia's New T20I Opening Pair: 'It'll Be Myself And...'
Australia have locked in their T20I opening pair for the foreseeable future leading up to the world cup next year.
Australia T20I captain Mitchell Marsh has confirmed the opening pair for the 'foreseeable future" as the team starts gearing up for the next year's T20I World Cup to be held in India and Sri Lanka.
Australia will start its preparations for the major event with a three-match T20I series against South Africa, beginning on Sunday. Marsh has announced that he will open Australia's batting order, forming a strong partnership with Travis Head.
During the 2021 T20 World Cup, Marsh played at the number three position, a move that turned out to be brilliant. The powerful all-rounder delivered a Player of the Match performance in the final, leading Australia to their first T20 World Cup title.
Now, the 33-year-old has stated that he will keep his position at the top after opening in five consecutive games against the West Indies last month. Marsh and Head have never opened together in the shortest format.
'It'll be myself and Heady up the top for the foreseeable future. Obviously, we've played a lot together, (we've) got a great relationship, so (we'll) start there," Marsh told reporters in Darwin on Friday.
Including Marsh and Head, Australia has tested five openers in the format since David Warner's last appearance after last year's Caribbean World Cup. Marsh did not reveal details about the rest of the batting lineup but confirmed discussions about Tim David's role.
Last month, David showcased his explosive batting in the third T20I against the Caribbean side, scoring a 37-ball century, the fastest T20I century for Australia.
'We've spoken about it … we saw that in the Caribbean, that he came in earlier than he would normally. His skill set is made for that. The more balls he faces, hopefully the more games he wins for us," Marsh said.
Australia T20 squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Sean Abbott, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matt Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Owen, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa.
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