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T20 World Cup 2024: Australia captain Mitchell Marsh not ready to bowl yet, says coach

Danijones5 months ago04 mins

Australia coach Andrew McDonald has said that skipper Mitchell Marsh isn’t ready to bowl yet in the T20 World Cup and will be playing as a pure batter in their opener against Oman. Marsh is returning to the side after an injury layoff as he picked up the issue during the IPL 2024 campaign. The all-rounder would have to return from India back home for rehabilitation and cut short his IPL 2024 campaign. Marsh would reveal that he was getting good when the team was announced and was part of the side that faced West Indies and was dismissed for four runs. Speaking after the game, McDonald said the warm-up games was all about ticking off where Marsh’s fitness was. The Australia coach said that the skipper has built up confidence after fielding for a few more overs and was able to move freely. “For Mitch, (the warm-up games) was about ticking off where his body was at,” McDonald told cricket.com.au. “He fielded more overs tonight, he was able to move more freely, so he’s building a little bit of confidence there. It looks as though he’s all set for the first game. “The second part is just when the bowling comes back online âæ it won’t be the first game.” What McDonald said about West Indies game? The match against West Indies saw the hosts hit the Aussies for 257 runs on the back of Nicholas Pooran’s 75. McDonald said that conceding close to 260 runs in a T20 game isn’t ideal but they were working on a few plans. “To concede 260-odd runs in a T20 game is not ideal,” said McDonald. “But we were working through some plans, we were working through what we needed to get out of the game, so there was a little bit of âæ working on certain deliveries and certain things that can unfold. “I’m sure the West Indies were the same as well, I’m sure they were working on things that weren’t associated with the opponent they were playing.” Australia will open their campaign against Oman on June 5 and then face England three days later. Published On: May 31, 2024

Blow for Delhi Capitals, Mitchell Marsh returns to Australia due to injury

Danijones7 months ago04 mins

Image Source : BCCI/IPL Mitchell Marsh. Delhi Capitals have copped a major blow in the ongoing Indian Premier League as their star all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has returned back to Australia due to his injury. Marsh has missed the last two games for the Capitals due to a hamstring injury and the assistant coach Pravin Amre hinted that the all-rounder will be out of action for a week. Now according to a report in ESPNCricinfo, Marsh has returned to Australia for the treatment of his partial tear in his right hamstring. Amre had opened up on Marsh’s injury after DC’s loss to Mumbai Indians in the high-scoring contest at the Wankhede Stadium. He said that the all-rounder has gone for a scan and the report will come in a week. “A few of our players are injured, and the worrying sign is Mitch Marsh. He has gone for a scan and the physios will give us a report in a week’s time. Then we will come to know what the exact situation is. Whether he can [play the entire season] or not depends on the reports,” Amre said after DC lost to MI on April 7. Notably, Sourav Ganguly earlier confirmed that Marsh has picked up an injury. Delhi Capitals returned to winning ways in their 6th match after beating Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Led by a brilliant bowling effort from Kuldeep Yadav, DC restricted LSG to 167. The Capitals then brought their best with the bat. Prithvi Shaw provided the early impetus before Rishabh Pant and IPL debutant Jake Fraser-McGurk took on the baton for rest of the period. Pant scored 44 from 24 balls, while Jake Fraser made 55 from 35 to take DC home. “Little relief, we wanted a win badly. I was talking to the boys saying we need to think like champions, we need to keep fighting hard. (On bowling) We have phases where we are not up to the mark, some individuals have to take responsibility for that. However, we stick together as a group. Some things you can control, some things we can’t. (On team combination) I think we are getting closer to the right XI, but we’ve had so many injuries in this group. However, you can’t keep complaining about that. (On Fraser-McGurk) Hopefully, we’ve found our new number 3, haven’t thought too much about it. Hope he can continue,” DC captain Pant said after the win over LSG.