After being sidelined for three months, Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh is set to return to action as he has been named in the 16-member ODI squad for the India series, which is scheduled to begin on March 17 in Mumbai. He last featured in the ODI series against England and has been recovering from an ankle injury ever since.
“It has been a solid three months of rehab, thoroughly planned out. I have had no setbacks and looking forward to getting back into it now,” said Marsh as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.
“I have not started bowling, will progress that over the next few weeks. I am confident to play as a (specialist) batsman. For now, it is a bit of a luxury to come back as a batsman and we will see how the bowling goes. But I have done the work, the rehab has gone to plan and I am ready to go,” the all-rounder added.
“All formats are on the cards for me. I have a lot of cricket left in my body. I always loved being an allrounder, which allows me to be in the game at all times. I will continue to be an all-rounder as long as I can. It [surgery] was not a decision made lightly, especially how much I love playing for Perth Scorchers.
For my career, long-term, and with the Ashes – which I am hoping to be part of the squad – and the World Cup this year, I wanted to make sure I had a lot of cricket under my belt,” Marsh concluded.
