Mitch Marsh's Test career faces an uncertain future as he is set to be overlooked for the tour of Sri Lanka due to the emergence of Beau Webster and Cameron Green's recovery from injury.
Former Australian captain Aaron Finch has declared the Test career of reigning Allan Border medallist Mitch Marsh is all but over. The all-rounder is set to be overlooked for the tour of Sri Lanka amid the emergence of SCG hero Beau Webster and a milestone in Cameron Green ’s recovery from injury.McSweeney, is set to be recalled to the spin-heavy 15-man squad for the matches in the coastal city of Galle, young gun Cooper Connolly, 21, has emerged as a potential tourist.
Webster belted the winning runs in his first Test in Sydney, having made a first-innings half-century, and with Green giving a positive update after back surgery ruled him out for the summer, getting back to running with a session at the WACA, there seems little room for 33-year-old Marsh. The development comes less than 12 months after Marsh, Australia’s T20 skipper, was crowned the country’s best player and follows a disastrous series against India that yielded just 73 runs in four Tests, with five single-figure scores. Around the Wicket“There is not a huge amount of cricket left in this summer to force a case, with Cameron Green coming back in early March. For me, it’ll be unlikely (he ever plays again).” Marsh’s cause wasn’t helped by making a duck on his return to the BBL earlier this week, and his exit comes with more changes expected to an ageing group despite its growing list of successes. Spin star Nathan Lyon will again lead the charge in Sri Lanka but will have understudies in Todd Murphy and Matt Kuhnemann sure to keep the 37-year-old, who took just nine wickets across five Tests against India, on his toes. Connolly, who had his T20 and ODI debuts for Australia during last year’s tour of England and Scotland, gives selectors another batting and bowling option with his left-arm spin, although he would need to leapfrog several players to be handed a baggy gree
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