Australia coach Andrew McDonald on Tuesday said that the side’s T20 skipper Mitchell Marsh is on track to be fit in time for Australia’s first game in the ICC T20 World Cup on June 5 against Oman despite being a little behind on his recovery timeline.
Rubbing salt to the injury, the 34-year-old Smith could only manage 51 runs from four knocks during the recently-completed 2-0 series victory over New Zealand.
Despite speculation that he would be named to the Test squad as well, Cricket Australia (CA) named the 33-year-old player only to the white-ball squads last week.
McDonald had started his Australian coaching stint as an assistant in 2019 after spending some time in domestic cricket where he won the Sheffield Shield and the One-Day competitions with Victoria.
In Langer's absence, senior assistant Andrew McDonald will be taking over the top job for the three ODIs against the Men in Blue. It will be McDonald's first time in charge of the national men's side.
The former Aussie all-rounder has rich coaching experience with teams like Leicestershire, Victoria and Melbourne Renegades.
