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Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Injured Mitchell Starc skips nets, Mitch Marsh’s spot for Sydney Test under scanner | Cricket News

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Injured Mitchell Starc skips nets, Mitch Marsh’s spot for Sydney Test under scanner | Cricket News

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Heading into the Border-Gavaskar Trophy finale on Friday, Australia are contemplating changes to the Melbourne Test-winning team with the spots of Mitch Marsh — enduring poor form — and, crucially, Mitchell Starc — nursing an injury — under scrutiny. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Australia head coach Andrew McDonald conceded that Marsh ‘hasn’t been scoring as many runs as selectors would like against India’ and Beau Webster, who is in the squad, could be given a look-in. The report also added that McDonald was confident that ‘Sean Abbott or Jhye Richardson could step up if Mitchell Starc was to be ruled out of the SCG Test due to injury.’ After beating India in Melbourne to go 2-1 up in the series, Australia reached Sydney on Tuesday and had a training session on Wednesday, where Starc did not bowl in the nets. The pacer, however, said he ‘expected to play on Friday’. The report quoted a team spokesperson saying that the injury ‘is more a case of general soreness that tended to get better the …

Ahead of Sydney Test, Australia concerned about Mitchell Starc’s availability | Cricket News

Ahead of Sydney Test, Australia concerned about Mitchell Starc’s availability | Cricket News

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Mitchell Marsh, who has been struggling for runs in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is unlikely to lose his spot at Sydney with Australia selectors maintain that his fitness has nothing to do with his bowling which has been under utilized. If anything, the big concern for Australia going to the fifth and final Test at Sydney, starting on January 3 is the fitness of fast bowler Mitchell Starc. On the final day of the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne, Starc had issues with his back and having already lost Josh Hazlewood to an injury, another blow with the series on the line is not what the hosts ideally want at this stage. But in Beau Webster, Jhye Richardson and Sean Abbott there are back-up options in the squad, but head coach Andrew McDonald and captain Pat Cummins remain optimistic that Starc should be available at Sydney. “Anytime you get through the game, it’s always a good indicator that you’re a chance at the next game,” McDonald said. “It didn’t stop him. Clearly, there was a little …

Short-handed Australia field coaching staff in T20 World Cup warm-up win against Namibia | Cricket News

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9-man Australian cricket team had to enlist the help of selection chief George Bailey and fielding coach Andre Borovec in the T20 World Cup warm up match against Namibia due to some of their regular players being unavailable. Pat Cummins, Travis Head, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Green were all absent from the squad, taking some time off their after their IPL commitments. Bailey and Borovec were also joined by batting coach Brad Hodge and head coach Andrew McDonald when captain Mitchell Marsh and Josh Hazlewood were off the field. Borovec and Bailey even took catches for their team. Australia called on their veteran support staff to make up the numbers as they flexed their muscles for a comfortable win against Namibia in their first #T20WorldCup warm-up.@LouisDBCameron has all the details from Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad 👇 — cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) May 29, 2024 Despite all the setbacks, the 2021 T20 World Cup champions chased down Namibia’s total of 119/9 in dominant fashion with 10 overs remaining with a quickfire half century …