IND vs AUS: Mitchell Marsh banks on all-rounders' bulk in Australia team as mantra to succeed in ODIs
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Mitchell Marsh underwent ankle surgery following T20 World Cup and missed three months of cricket action. He has now returned in the ODI squad for India series.
Australias Mitchell Marsh feels more all-rounders in the team will result in a better balance. World Cup-winner with Australia in One-Day and T20 cricket, Marsh feels having more dual-ability players provides the captain with extra cushion to pick the best XI for a game. Realising that Australia has eight all-rounders in their squad for the three-match ODIs against India, starting on Friday in Mumbai, Marsh thinks this number fits in the team's structure.
Adding that how in the England team players can bat up to even eight or nine, Australia will love to deploy the same approach if they were to succeed in One-Day cricket. Ahead of the first ODI, Marsh told the Australian media,
"The more all-rounders, the better," Marsh said.
"For the balance of our team, having as many all-rounders in here as we can is important for the structure we line up with. England have guys batting at No.8 that are genuine batters. It gives you the ability to either set really big totals or chase big totals. You'll see that hopefully this series," the hard-hitting all-rounder added.
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