Aussies shaken by Pat Cummins News as Ricky Ponting creates enormous call to replace Mitch Marsh

Ricky Ponting Think BBL HERO Mitch Owen Would be an ideal replacement for Mitch Marsh in Australia’s Champions Trophy Squad, which could be without skipper Pat Cummins for the Pakistan tournament, beginning later this month. Cummins did not travel with Australia’s test team To their tour of Sri Lanka after being at the home of wife Becky for the birth of their second child.

And Aussie Test and ODD skipper has also recovered from an ankle injury he managed during the recent test series triumph over India that could exclude him out of Champions Trophy. The Aussies are still hopeful that cummins will overcome the problem in time to participate in the troop later this month and attend the tournament, but trains Andrew McDonald admits that it now looks “very unlikely” in what would be a massive blows to the team.

To the left is Ricky Ponting with Mitch Marsh and Pat Cummins on the right.To the left is Ricky Ponting with Mitch Marsh and Pat Cummins on the right.

Ricky Ponting has named his ‘ideal’ replacement for Mitch Marsh in Australia’s Champions Trophy team, with Pat Cummins looking ‘unlikely’ to play. Pic: Getty

“Pat Cummins has not been able to resume any kind of bowling, so he is highly unlikely, so that would mean we need a captain,” McDonald told Sen. “Steve Smith and Travis Head are the two we’ve had conversations with while building that Champions Trophy team with Pat at home. They will be the two we look at for that leadership post. “

“They are the two obvious. Steve has done a good job here in the test match. He has also done some good job in one-day international cricket across the journey. So it’s between these two. “Smith scored his 35th test century and led Australia excellent in Cummins’ absence when Australia destroyed Sri Lanka in the first test last week. While the potential captain of the head would depart an incredible year for the southern Australian who culminated with, That he won Allan Border medal on Monday night.

McDonald and the Aussie staff would be careful about risking cummins for the upcoming ODD tournament in Pakistan and would prioritize its fitness for the World Cup final against South Africa later this year. The same goes for the fellow Josh Hazlewood, who has also been home in Australia to manage a cumbersome calf injury that was picked up under the Border-Gavaskar series against India.

“As I said, Patty is hugely unlikely, which is a bit of a shame and we’ve also got Josh Hazlewood fighting at the moment. So medical information will land over the next few days and we may be able to coast , who all let the direction.

In the picture on the right, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood.In the picture on the right, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood.

Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood both run on the clock to be declared suitable for Australia’s Champions Trophy team. Pic: Getty

A player who has already been excluded from Australia’s team to the Champions Trophy Tournament is veteran allrounder Marsh that was recently dropped from the test page. The 33-year-old Marsh suffers from stress fractures in the back and has been forced to withdraw from the ODI tournament and cast further doubts about his Indian Premier League campaign with Lucknow Super Giants.

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And former Australian Captain Ponting expects Hobart All-Rute Owen to be an ideal replacement for the Marsh in the Aussie troop, at the back of his record-breaking century, firing the hurricanes for the BBL title. Ponting worked as a strategy for the strategy for the hurricanes and was instrumental in Owen’s move to the opener. And the Aussie legend expects him to be ready to step up for Australia, despite the reservations of David Warner as.

Seen here, Hobart Hurricanes Batter Mitch Owen.Seen here, Hobart Hurricanes Batter Mitch Owen.

Mitch Owen’s record-like century for Hobart in the BBL final took the cricket world by storm. Pic: Getty

“I’m not sure what way they want to go to be honest,” Ponting said on the ICC review. “I don’t know if you guys have seen BBL (Big Bash League), but we’ve had a young child who has just come out of nowhere, a child called Mitch Owen who has opened Batting for Hobart Hurricanes.

“He is also an all -rounder, probably more suitable (as a replacement for Marsh). I mean Mitch Marsh has been fighting in the top three of a day’s cricket, mostly in the last few years anyway. Mitch Owen has opened Batting in the T20 crick and opened the batting for Tasmania in (domestic ODD competition) Marsh Cup this season. See honestly, I would be surprised if it’s him, but I think voters now know there’s a real high quality replacement there. “

with AAP