A new era for Australia’s T20 team has been revealed with Aaron Finch’s captaincy replacement and a serious Pat Cummins injury confirmed.
It comes as selectors name an 18-man squad for the ODI World Cup which will follow a five-match series in South Africa, including captain Pat Cummins despite revelations he played the final Ashes Test with a fractured wrist and will need six weeks recovery.
He’s still expected to join the South Africa tour late but 31-year-old Marsh, who made a stunning Test return with an Ashes century at Headingley, replaces the retired Aaron Finch as T20 skipper and will lead a team with rising stars Aaron Hardie and left-arm bowler Spencer Johnson for the series that begins on August 31.
Test players Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Cameron Green and David Warner will also miss the T20 Series also with spinner Ashton Agar who has a calf injury.
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