Mitchell Marsh to captain Australia for white-ball tour of South Africa
MITCHELL MARSH will take over Australia's captaincy for the white-ball tour of South Africa after Steve Smith and Mitchell Starc were ruled out with injuries.
Australia are also without the services of Pat Cummins, who is recovering from a fractured wrist that he sustained during the Ashes, an article on icc-cricket.com said.
Smith is nursing a tendon injury to his left wrist that will take about four weeks to heal, while Starc has been experiencing groin soreness since his return from the UK.
Both Smith and Starc are expected to be fit in time for Australia's ODI series against India and the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup. And have been given enough time to rest and recover before the coveted tournament begins, the article said.
"The compacted Ashes series and the World Test Championship was a heavy load for the group, and we are taking a conservative approach to the build-up to the World Cup," national selection panel chair George Bailey said.
