Barbados [West Indies], Australia captain Mitchell Marsh has confirmed the availability of star fast bowler Mitchell Starc amid injury fears for the upcoming clash against arch-rivals England in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
In the opening match of the tournament against Oman, the left-arm fast bowler was dismissed by Cameron Green in the 15th over. He bowled only one ball which was declared wide by the umpire.
Right after the delivery, Starc was visibly in pain and the physio came to give him treatment on the field. Despite treatment, he left the field. Glenn Maxwell came to bowl the 15th over.
His fitness for the match against England was in doubt, but Marsh confirmed that Starc had suffered a cramp and would be available for the second match."Starc is absolutely fine. Just had a little bit of cramp from last night. So, as I said, no unnecessary risks were taken and he is fit," Marsh said in the pre-match press conference.
Throughout the tournament, the surface at each venue has been unlike the others. Some pitches favor spin while some pitches favor fast bowlers.As a result, teams' playing XIs vary according to the surface on which they have to play.
Marsh is optimistic about the quality of his 15-man squad and feels Australia can pick the right team as per the match situation.
“Yeah, I think with the 15 players that we have, our team has got a lot of options that we can choose from and it will just be based on the circumstances and we're definitely not set on anything, we just want to We have to pick the right team to win a certain match and then move on from there,” he added.
While Australia has the option to utilize Starc's pace, England also have a strong bowling unit.
Mark Wood, Jofra Archer and Chris Jordan have the ability to trouble the best batsmen with their pace.Marsh was aware of the threat posed by England's fast bowlers and said, "Well, they bowl at 150 kilometers per hour, so it's always a threat. Yes, they are two quality bowlers and yes , looking forward to that challenge."
Australia T20 World Cup squad: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner. . Adam Zampa. Traveling reserves: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matt Short.
In the opening match of the tournament against Oman, the left-arm fast bowler was dismissed by Cameron Green in the 15th over. He bowled only one ball which was declared wide by the umpire.
Right after the delivery, Starc was visibly in pain and the physio came to give him treatment on the field. Despite treatment, he left the field. Glenn Maxwell came to bowl the 15th over.
His fitness for the match against England was in doubt, but Marsh confirmed that Starc had suffered a cramp and would be available for the second match."Starc is absolutely fine. Just had a little bit of cramp from last night. So, as I said, no unnecessary risks were taken and he is fit," Marsh said in the pre-match press conference.
Throughout the tournament, the surface at each venue has been unlike the others. Some pitches favor spin while some pitches favor fast bowlers.As a result, teams' playing XIs vary according to the surface on which they have to play.
Marsh is optimistic about the quality of his 15-man squad and feels Australia can pick the right team as per the match situation.
“Yeah, I think with the 15 players that we have, our team has got a lot of options that we can choose from and it will just be based on the circumstances and we're definitely not set on anything, we just want to We have to pick the right team to win a certain match and then move on from there,” he added.
While Australia has the option to utilize Starc's pace, England also have a strong bowling unit.
Mark Wood, Jofra Archer and Chris Jordan have the ability to trouble the best batsmen with their pace.Marsh was aware of the threat posed by England's fast bowlers and said, "Well, they bowl at 150 kilometers per hour, so it's always a threat. Yes, they are two quality bowlers and yes , looking forward to that challenge."
Australia T20 World Cup squad: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner. . Adam Zampa. Traveling reserves: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matt Short.
