Australian captain Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of the upcoming Pakistan ODIs. Marsh, who picked up an ankle injury during the Indian Premier League, did not fly out to Pakistan as Cricket Australia (CA) assessed his fitness.
The injury also made him unavailable for his final game for the IPL, where he was part of the Lucknow Super Giants.
CA has instructed Marsh to stay in Perth, where he will be evaluated and begin his treatment.
Inglis to lead against Pakistan again
In his absence, wicketkeeper batter Josh Inglis will lead the side. Inglis has previously captained the side on four occasions, including one ODI and three T20Is, all against Pakistan in November 2024. Pakistan won the ODI series 2-1 during that tour. This ODI series would be the two teams’ first encounter in ODIs since then.
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Earlier this year, Pakistan were able to whitewash Australia in a three-match T20I series in the build-up to the T20 World Cup.
The upcoming series is set to begin on May 30 in Rawalpindi. Following the opening game, both teams will travel to Lahore for the remaining two games, scheduled for June 2 and June 4.
Updated Australia squad for Pakistan ODIs:
Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis (c/wk), Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Riley Meredith, Ollie Peake, Matthew Renshaw, Tanveer Sangha, Liam Scott, Matt Short, Billy Stanlake and Adam Zampa.
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