Ashton Agar voices his support for his Western Australian teammate Mitch Marsh, who has faced criticism for his recent poor batting performance in the Border-Gavaskar series. Agar believes Marsh remains one of the best six batters in the country and has the potential to bounce back.
Aussies in disbelief as DRS saves India | 01:18 Ashton Agar has come to the defence of close friend and Western Australia n teammate Mitch Marsh , saying the struggling all-rounder is “still in the best six batters in the country”.Get your first month for just $1. Limited time offerA dire series with the bat has thrown Marsh’s future in the Test side into significant doubt leading into Friday’s fifth Test at the SCG and the two-match tour of Sri Lanka in a month’s time.
His dismissal to Jasprit Bumrah for a duck amid a collapse of 3-11 on Sunday was his fifth consecutive single-digit score in the Border-Gavaskar Series, prompting calls for form all-rounder Beau Webster to take his place in Sydney.Mitch Marsh bowls on day five of the Boxing Day Test, as Ashton Agar said he deserved to keep his spot in the Test side. Picture: Martin Keep / AFP“He’s still in the best six batters in the country.
“I don’t track the selection or the squad. Obviously, there was a lot of noise about McSweeney and Konstas coming in … you can’t escape that. Agar has made a strong start to the Big Bash season with the Perth Scorchers. Picture: James Worsfold / Getty Images“I know now that if I’m just focusing on playing as well as I can in the game that’s right in front of me, it all ends up taking care of itself. It’s a lot less stressful that way, to be honest.”
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