Ahead of the Shield fixture against Tasmania, starting on Sunday at the WACA in Perth, Marsh, who represents the Western Australia side, said he felt “really good” physically as he builds up his bowling loads in preparation for the Test series against India.
The all-rounder injured his hamstring during the early stages of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and has not played at any level since failing to trouble the scorers at the start of April for the Delhi Capitals against eventual champions Kolkata Knight Riders.
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.
This marks the third instance of an Australian player contracting the virus this Australian summer.
Australian cricketer Mitchell Marsh has clarified that he did not mean to offend or disparage the World Cup trophy in response to criticism from Indian supporters for raising his feet on it.
Marsh had reacted angrily to an unfavourable umpiring decision in the Scorchers' nine-wicket BBL Qualifier defeat against Sydney Sixers
Mitchell Marsh, whose career has been severely marred by injuries, twisted his ankle when he tried to stop a drive by RCB opener Aaron Finch.
Chasing 259 runs, New Zealand were never really in the chase and got bundled out for 187 in 41 overs.
Marsh will arrive at Lord's prior to the start of the T20 campaign in May.
He said his goal this season was to help his team (Scorchers) win the BBL.
