Wicketkeeper batsman Josh English has been made the interim captain of the Australian team. He will lead the team in the third match of the ODI series against Pakistan and in the T20 series. 29-year-old English has become the 30th captain of ODI and 14th captain of T20. The team’s regular T20 captain Mitchell Marsh is not available for the white ball series. At the same time, seniors like Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc are busy preparing for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Australian team’s chief selector George Bailey said on Wednesday night – ‘Josh is an important member of the ODI and T20 teams. He is respected a lot inside and outside the field. He has captained Australia A and will bring a sensible and positive approach in this role. He will get the support of seniors like Matt Short, Adam Zampa along with Maxwell and Stoinis.’ English will captain the Australian team for the first time
Josh English will captain the Australian team for the first time. Due to his excellent form, he left Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis behind in the race for captaincy. After performing well in the 2023 ODI World Cup, he is Australia’s first choice wicketkeeper in limited overs cricket. He scored the highest 49 runs in the first ODI against Pakistan. In his 42-ball innings, English hit 4 fours and 3 sixes. Cummins, Hazlewood and Starc will not play in the last match
After becoming the captain of English, senior players like Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith will not play in the third ODI against Pakistan. In their place, fast bowlers Spencer Johnson, Xavier Bartlett will be given a chance. Wicketkeeper batsman Josh Philip and Lance Morris will get a chance. Australia won the first match by 2 wickets
The Australian team is leading 1-0 in the 3 ODI series. The team won the first match played at the MCG on 4 November by 2 wickets. The second match of the series will be played in Adelaide on 8 November and the third match will be played in Perth on 10 November. The first match of the T20 series will be played in Gabba on 14 November. ——————————————————– Read the news of the first match of PAK Vs AUS ODI series… Australia defeated Pakistan by 2 wickets Australia defeated Pakistan by 2 wickets in the first ODI. The team has taken a 1-0 lead in the 3 match series. Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc took the maximum of 3 wickets. He was selected as the Player of the Match. At the same time, captain Pat Cummins took 2 wickets and also scored an unbeaten 32 runs. Read full news
