More details have been released regarding Australia captain Mitchell Marsh’s injury. Former Gujarat Titans goalkeeper Matthew Wade (Australia assistant coach) was found guilty of causing discomfort to the captain, resulting in Steve Smith being flown to Sri Lanka as a substitute for the World Cup.

The Australian team has gone through a bad period heading into the T20 World Cup, with the shortest period of the tournament being played. The Australian team has been plagued by injuries and has lost almost all its key players who were in good form. They lost the series against Pakistan without all-rounders Marcus Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell, as did openers Head and Marsh. Opening middle-order batsman Tim David has been out injured since the BBL.

Australia are simply looking to secure their pace after their two most experienced pacers, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, were ruled out for the World Cup. During this period, Nathan Ellis and Xavier Bartlett began to control Australia’s attack; however, they faced a new blow with the skipper being out for an undetermined period of time.

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“It’s something that’s not talked about a lot,” Nathan Ellis said of the injured captain.

According to latest reports, Mitchell Marsh underwent a scan after a penalty-box fall on the Australia skipper and the results showed hemorrhage in his testicles. Smith has been called up to the Colombo Twenty20 squad in preparation for Sri Lanka.

Mitchell Marsh has not been ruled out of the entire game and is likely to feature in the latter stages of the game once he returns. Smith subsequently boarded a flight from Adelaide and confirmed on Thursday that he would be available for Australia’s match against Sri Lanka.

Ellis said of Mitchell Marsh: “We probably got a hint yesterday and it happened today, so when you lose your captain it’s definitely not a good scenario for the team, but also for the guys who went to bed last night thinking they couldn’t play and then have to come on.”

However, the speedster confirmed that they have perhaps the most easy-going team in the world; as a result, Travis Head quickly took over as stand-in captain and never showed any pressure against Ireland. However, he also said that Australia misses Mitchell Marsh, but this is not something that is often said.

Ellis continued, “So, yeah, thankfully, obviously, we all want Mitch to be there and we like Mitch to lead us. But, yeah, it’s not talked about a lot and we’re just trying to hit the ground running.”

Even if Mitchell Marsh remains in the World Cup squad, will Steve Smith still be in the squad?

As of now, Steve Smith has been named as Mitchell Marsh’s replacement. However, even if Australia hopes to preserve the chances of Marsh’s comeback, they could bring in the senior Australian cricketer as a replacement for Josh Hazlewood.

Sean Abbott was named as Josh Hazlewood’s replacement but he has not been added to the squad until now. If the Australian management is positive about their pace in the absence of Abbott, then they could change their batting depth with the addition of Steve Smith.

Tim David is in the final stages of his recovery from a hamstring injury, while Matt Renshaw looks extremely reluctant to bowl given Australia’s lack of batting depth. The fifth wicket would expose young Cooper Connolly and the bowlers to the opposition’s bowling attack.

“There’s obviously a lot of controversy over Steve Smith’s scoring in the BBL. But our top order is world class” – Nathan Ellis

Steve Smith has been called up to Sri Lanka following his impressive performances in the Big Bash League over the past few seasons. However, Australia pacer Nathan Ellis believes that despite being a superstar cricket star, the top order finalized over the past 18 months is of the highest quality for Australia.

Australia’s top order includes Travis Head and captain Mitchell Marsh, who form an explosive opening partnership for them, and are then supported by all-rounder Cameron Green, who has already taken over the No. 1 order. 3 The character has some grace.

“The fact is, we haven’t played with him for Australia for a long time. He’s obviously a gun. He’s one of the best players in the world,” Ellis said of Smith.

“But, man, we’ve gone through 18 months and about 20 T20 games and we’ve got a top order that’s absolutely cerebral. Obviously, there’s been a lot of noise about Steve Smith scoring runs in the BBL. But our top order is world-class,” he added.

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