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Ricky Ponting Backs This Star As Excellent Alternative Of Mitchell Marsh In Champions Trophy

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Former skipper Ricky Ponting believes Australia ought to think about making a shock name and herald an uncapped all-rounder Mitch Owen to interchange injured Mitch Marsh for his or her upcoming ICC Males’s Champions Trophy marketing campaign. Marsh, a key determine within the Australia limited-overs set-up, was dominated out of the upcoming occasion final month as a result of a again harm and nationwide selectors have till February 12 to finalise his substitute and submit their last squad of 15 to the ICC.

Australia have not named a substitute but, however Ponting advised Owen’s identify, who dominated the current Large Bash League, and thinks the 23-year-old could make the step as much as worldwide stage rapidly if given the prospect.

I am unsure which approach they will go to be trustworthy. I do not know for those who guys have been watching the BBL (Large Bash League), however we have had one younger child that is simply emerged out of nowhere, a child referred to as Mitch Owen, who has opened the batting for the Hobart Hurricanes,” Ponting stated on The ICC Evaluation.

Within the BBL, Owen led the run-scoring charts with 452 runs at a sensational strike fee of 203.60. He additionally managed to get three scalps along with his medium tempo and ended up successful a contract with Paarl Royals within the SA20 league.

“He is additionally an all-rounder, in all probability extra suited (as a substitute for Marsh). I imply, Mitch Marsh has batted within the prime three in one-day cricket, principally within the final couple of years anyway.

“Mitch Owen has opened the batting in T20 cricket and opened the batting for Tasmania within the (home ODI competitors) Marsh Cup this season, which is our 50-over format.

“Look, actually I might be shocked whether it is him, however I believe the selectors now know that there’s a actually high-quality substitute there,” Ponting added.

Australia will start their Champions Trophy marketing campaign towards England on February 22 at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

Australia preliminary squad: Pat Cummins (c), Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus LabUschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Matt Quick, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.

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