By: Drcricket7 Staff
Australia have decided to rest allrounder Mitchell Marsh for the forthcoming 2nd ODI against India at the Gabba, and named John Hastings his replacement for the one-dayer.
Australia national selector, Rod Marsh informer that Marsh will rejoin the squad for the third ODI to be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Marsh has been given an extra day’s rest at home in Perth citing the management of his workload ahead in the series and forthcoming tours.
“Mitch is a tremendous asset to Australian cricket and we are conscious of managing his workload and his travel, especially with so much cricket to come during the rest of this summer and beyond.”
“By taking this decision we have opted to give him an extra day at home in Perth after match one, before he flies to Melbourne on Thursday to prepare for Sunday’s third match of the series.”
“In John Hastings we have a high-quality replacement; a player who has been in excellent form in the Big Bash League,” Rod Marsh said.
“John also showed his quality with a match-winning spell of 3 for 21 in the decisive one-day international of the series against England in Manchester in September, so we know what he can do if called upon.”
“At this stage John will be with the squad only for the second ODI but should we suffer any injuries to our bowlers in Brisbane, we may look at retaining his services for longer.”
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