Australia will hand debuts to opening batter Matt Short, all-rounder Aaron Hardie and quick bowler Spencer Johnson within the first Twenty20 International towards South Africa at Kingsmead, with captain Mitchell Marsh excited to see them in motion.
The match on Wednesday is the primary of three fixtures on the similar Durban venue in 5 days earlier than the groups play 5 One-Day Internationals within the build-up to the Cricket World Cup in India, which begins on Oct. 8.
The vacationers have a bunch of gamers both injured or unavailable for choice, leaving loads of alternative for brand spanking new faces.
Short will companion Travis Head on the prime of the order and Marsh has tipped him to make a huge impact.
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“It’s very exciting, he is coming off an outstanding 12 months for the Strikers and Victoria last year and thoroughly deserves his place,” Marsh advised reporters on Tuesday.
“We are looking forward to seeing him open the batting. I have encouraged him not to change anything and take the game on.”
Josh Inglis will put on the wicketkeeper gloves in a facet filled with all-rounders who can contribute with the ball, although Marsh mentioned they might focus on their specialists.
“I would be very surprised if we used nine bowlers, if we do then something has gone terribly wrong,” he mentioned. “It is important that we have a lot of bowling options and flexibility, but we have our five or six main guys to do the job for us.
March said he was also keen to see Johnson take on the South Africans with his express pace.
“He is a super talent. He bowls mid to high 140s and swings the ball. My only message for him is to make sure he enjoys it.
“We are quite focused on playing the way we want to play. There are some fresh faces in the team but we have confidence they can all play at international level.”
South Africa will even have a facet with a number of new names and Marsh believes that makes the sequence much more intriguing.
“It is not too often you go into an international series not knowing too much about the opposition, but we have done our homework and it is always exciting when young guys debut in international cricket,” he mentioned.
Team:
Matt Short, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (captain), Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com