Mitchell Marsh does not play against today INDIA in the fifth Test of the Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney. Mitchell Marsh has reportedly been dropped from the Australian team for a poor run with bat and ball. Find out why Mitchell Marsh is missing from today's Test match against India.
Australia had already announced the Playing XI ahead of the SCG Test and revealed that Mitchell Marsh will not play against India today.
Talking about Sydney, Team India captain Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and decided to bat first. “We're looking to strike first. We played some good cricket. The last match was exciting. The grass does not look spicy. We have always learned to absorb losses. We will look forward to this,” he said.
India are without their regular captain Rohit Sharma, who has opted to rest for the game.
Why is Mitchell not playing today?
In his pre-Test press conference, the Australian captain Pat Cummins had confirmed the departure of Mitchell Marsh from the team. “Mitchy (Mitchell Marsh) obviously hasn't hit all of them, or maybe the points that he would have liked this series,” Cummins said during the pre-SCG Test press conference.
“So we felt it was time for a refresh and an uplift, and Beau has been with the team. He's been great. So it's a shame for Mitchy because we know how much he brings to the team, but you feel that now it's a good thing. week for Beau to have a chance,” he had added.
Cummins also revealed that Marsh humbly accepted the decision. “He was completely understandable,” Cummins said. “I think his words were, yeah, not necessarily blind. He knows he hasn't scored goals or taken the wickets he would have liked. So it makes you vulnerable,” Cummins said.
Beau Webster replaced Mitchell Marsh
Mitchell Marsh has been replaced by Tasmania-based all-rounder Beau Webster. Webster is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler. He can bat anywhere in the middle order and can play 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 leads the series 2-1. If they win the SCG Test, they will book their tickets together for the World Test Championship final South Africa. However, India need to win this game to keep their WTC final hopes alive.
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