Mitchell Marsh is not playing today against India in the fifth Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy at Sydney. Mitchell Marsh has been reportedly dropped from the Australian squad for a poor run with the bat and the ball. Find out why Mitchell Marsh is missing from today’s Test match against India.
Australia had already announced their Playing XI ahead of the SCG Test and revealed that Mitchell Marsh will not be playing today against India.
Speaking of Sydney, Team India’s stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and decided to bat first. “We are looking to bat first. We have played some good cricket. The last match was exciting. The grass doesn’t look spicy. We always have learnt to digest defeats. We will look forward to this.”, he said.
India are without their regular skipper Rohit Sharma who has opted to rest himself for the game.
Why is Mitchell Not Playing Today
In his pre-Test press conference, Australian Captain Pat Cummins had confirmed of Mitchell Marsh being dropped from the squad. “Mitchy (Mitchell Marsh), obviously hasn’t quite got the runs, or perhaps the wickets that he would have liked this series,” Cummins said during the pre-SCG Test press conference.
“So we felt like it was time for a freshen and up, and Beau’s been with the squad. He’s been great. So it’s a shame for Mitchy, because we know how much he brings to the team, but feel like now it’s a good week for Beau to get a chance.”, he had added.
Cummins also revealed that Marsh humbly accepted the decision. “He was totally understanding,” Cummins said. “I think his words were, yeah, not necessarily blindsided. He knows he hasn’t scored the runs or taken the wickets that he would have liked. So that makes you vulnerable.”, Cummins stated.
Beau Webster Replaced Mitchell Marsh
Mitchell Marsh has been replaced by the Tasmania-based all-rounder Beau Webster. Webster is a right-handed batter and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He can bat anywhere in the middle order and can pitch in well with the ball as well.
Webster has featured in 93 First Class games for Tasmania. In these 93 matches, he has scored 5,297 runs at an average of 37.83 with a best of 187. He has also taken 148 wickets at an average of 37.39.
Australia currently lead the series 2-1. If they win the SCG Test, they will book their tickets for the World Test Championship Final alongside South Africa. However, India need to win this game to keep their hopes for the WTC Final alive.
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