Australia’s Mitchell Marsh will lead the Australian T20I team in South Africa. The Western Australian all-rounder got his first chance to lead in the shorter format as the selectors announced a 14-man squad that includes three uncapped BBL stars.
Leading a strong Big Bash team on the South Africa tour:-
Mitch Marsh will captain Australia in their first T20 Internationals after Aaron Finch’s retirement and will lead a formidable Big Bash team on the tour of South Africa.
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Western Australia’s rising star all-rounder Aaron Hardie, current KFC BBL player Matt Short and breakout left-arm firebrand Spencer Johnson are in line to make their international debuts during the three-match T20I series.
Five ODIs to be played in preparation for the World Cup – an 18-man provisional squad for that tournament has also been announced today.
But the presence of a new generation of stars in the T20 squad adds an element of intrigue to that phase. Travel
The Only five current Players:-
Marsh, Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell and Adam Zampa – were included in the 14-man squad from Australia’s most recent T20I XI played last November.
Marsh has only been named as captain for the South Africa series, with Cricket Australia yet to commit to a full-time replacement for Finch, who played his last T20 International last October.
Possible Starting XI: 1. Matt Short, 2. Steve Smith, 3. Mitchell Marsh (c), 4. Josh Inglis (wk), 5. Glenn Maxwell, 6. Aaron Hardie, 7. Tim Davids, 8. Sean Abbott, 9. Spencer Johnson, 10. Nathan Ellis, 11. Adam Zampa.
Qantas tour of South Africa 2023:-
Australia T20 squad: 1. Mitchell Marsh (c), 2. Sean Abbott, 3. Jason Behrendorff, 4. Tim Davids, 5. Nathan Ellis, 6. Aaron Hardie, 7. Travis Head, 8. Josh Inglis, 9. Spencer Johnson, 10. Glenn Maxwell, 11. Matt Short, 12. Steve Smith, 13. Marcus Stoinis, 14. Adam Zampa.
- 30 August: 1st T20I, Durban (31 August, 2 pm AEST)
- 1 September: 2nd T20I, Durban (2 September, 2 pm AEST)
- 3 September: 3rd T20I, Durban, (3 September, 10 PM AEST)
Australia ODI squad: 1. Pat Cummins (c), 2. Sean Abbott, 3. Ashton Agar, 4. Alex Carey, 5. Nathan Ellis, 6. Cameron Green, 7. Aaron Hardie, 8. Josh Hazlewood, 9. Travis Head, 10. Josh Inglis, 11. Mitchell Marsh, 12. Glenn Maxwell, 13. Tanvir Sangha, 14. Steve Smith, 15. Mitchell Starc, 16. Marcus Stoinis, 17. David Warner, 18. Adam Zampa.
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- September 7: 1st ODI, Bloemfontein (D/N), 9 PM
- September 9: 2nd ODI, Bloemfontein (D/N), 9 PM
- 12 September: 3rd ODI, Potchefstroom (D/N), 9 pm AEST
- 15 September: 4th ODI, Centurion (D/N) 9:00 pm AEST
- 17 September: 5th ODI, Johannesburg, 6 pm (AEST).
