Mitchell Marsh to Focus More on Batting During England vs Australia T20i Series
Author: Shimit Mahur
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Australia is all set to begin their tour to England with a 3-match T20 series. Skipper Mitchell Marsh in a recent interview expressed his desire to focus more on batting the bowling during the series.
"I'm sort of just building," Marsh said. "I don't tend to bowl myself too much, is the honest answer, and we're lucky that we've got plenty of bowling options within our team, so we'll see how we go… my bowling's on line: whether or not I bowl, we'll wait and see. We've got heaps of options. I'm always building something."
Cricket Australia announced their squad for the England tour and they have an abundance of all-rounder options. With names like Cameron Green and Aaron Hardie, Marsh is not worried about the bowling lineup.
Australia also needs Mitchell Marsh to be fit for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India. The 5-match Test series is scheduled to begin in the last week of November at the Optus Stadium.
Mitchell Marsh also expressed his disappointing end to Australia’s campaign in the T20 World Cup 2024. "It feels like a lifetime ago now, that T20 World Cup," Marsh said. "It was just disappointment: we went there with the hope of winning it, like every other team did, and unfortunately, we didn't play our best cricket at the right time.”
Mitchell Marsh - Batting Stats
Mitchell Marsh has been a major contributor for Australia in the shortest format of the game. On many occasions, Marsh has given Australia a solid start from the top order.
In the last 5 fixtures, Mitchell Marsh has scored 119 runs at an average of 23.5.
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Mitchell Marsh vs England |
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Matches |
Runs |
Average |
Strike Rate |
100s |
50s |
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6 |
168 |
33.6 |
129.83 |
0 |
0 |
After Australia’s T20 World Cup 2024 debacle, there were talks about Mitchell’s captaincy role for Australia. However, Cricket Australia has shown trust in him and Marsh will continue to lead the team.
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Mitchell Marsh - 2024 Stats (T20i) |
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Matches |
Runs |
Average |
Strike Rate |
100s |
50s |
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15 |
355 |
29.58 |
144.89 |
0 |
1 |
England vs Australia - T20i Head To Head
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Win |
Loss |
No Result |
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Australia |
11 |
11 |
2 |
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England |
11 |
11 |
2 |
According to the head-to-head stats, both England and Australia have a neck-to-neck competition going on in the T20 format. They both have met on 24 occasions winning 11 games each.
Australia had a poor outing in the T20 World Cup 2024. However, they have started their new season on a positive note with a T20 series win over Scotland by 0-3.
A positive start against Scotland will be a huge boost in the confidence of the team. For the first T20 between the two teams, the top betting sites have odds in favour of England.
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