{"id":7087,"date":"2023-09-04T10:20:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T04:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=350571"},"modified":"2023-09-04T10:22:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T04:52:10","slug":"australia-hints-at-mitchell-marsh-opening-in-icc-odi-world-cup-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/australia-hints-at-mitchell-marsh-opening-in-icc-odi-world-cup-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia hints at Mitchell Marsh opening in ICC ODI World Cup 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/news\/topic\/australia\/\">Australia<\/a>\u2018s dynamic all-rounder, Mitch Marsh, who shone as the player of the series in the recent T20I whitewash against South Africa, is set to continue leading the white-ball squad in the upcoming ODI series against the Proteas. Marsh\u2019s impressive form and leadership qualities have earned him the captain\u2019s role, filling in for the injured Pat Cummins.<\/p>\n<p>The shift to ODIs signifies a change in focus for the Australian team as they gear up for the looming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/news\/topic\/icc-odi-world-cup-2023\/\">World Cup<\/a>. To bolster their squad, key players like David Warner, Josh Hazlewood, and Alex Carey are set to return. Marsh\u2019s batting prowess, which has been evident in both the Ashes series and his captaincy debut, positions him as a valuable asset for Australia.<\/p>\n<h2>Mitchell Marsh role at the top order \u2013<\/h2>\n<p>Marsh\u2019s role at the top of the batting order has been noteworthy, with his recent standout performance in a three-game ODI series against India in March, where he scored 81, 66 not out, and 47. His consistency and ability to seize opportunities have solidified his place as an opener.<\/p>\n<p>While Travis Head partnered Marsh in the previous ODI series, the Australian team boasts multiple options for the opening position. With Warner\u2019s return, Head, Marsh, and others in good form, the competition for the top spots is intense, setting the stage for a robust batting lineup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia\u2018s dynamic all-rounder, Mitch Marsh, who shone as the player of the series in the recent T20I whitewash against South\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":29994,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3431,3486,1097],"class_list":["post-7087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","tag-australia","tag-icc-odi-world-cup-2023","tag-mitchell-marsh"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}