'Demolished' Aussies' answer to selection tangle

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Australia indispensable reinject the destructive Mitch Marsh into their T20 World Cup XI for Thursday's clash with Bangladesh, says erstwhile Test cricketer Bryce McGain.

The erstwhile one-Test leg-spinner didn't bespeak if he'd driblet Ashton Agar for Marsh, aft the finger-spinning all-rounder was hauled into the broadside astatine Marsh's disbursal for what resulted successful a pulverising nonaccomplishment astatine the hands of England.

But McGain said idiosyncratic indispensable marque mode for Marsh successful bid for Australia to quicken their early-innings run-rate.

McGain's comments travel Australia's eight-wicket decision connected Sunday greeting (AEDT), successful which England accounted for their 125 runs with 8 wickets successful manus and 8.2 overs to spare.

Australia's apical bid failed to equine speedy runs successful the loss, with David Warner being dismissed for 1 tally disconnected 2 balls, Aaron Finch scoring 44 astatine slower than a tally a shot and Steve Smith soaking up 5 deliveries successful an innings of conscionable 1 run.

Mitch Marsh indispensable instrumentality for Australia's lucifer against Bangladesh, says erstwhile Test spinner Bryce McGain. (ICC via Getty Images)

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McGain believes Marsh should instrumentality to archetypal drop, which is wherever the big-hitting all-rounder batted successful Australia's World Cup opener against South Africa.

"I deliberation they whitethorn person to spell backmost and person Mitch Marsh," McGain said connected SEN radio.

"They tried without it. They wanted the other bowling enactment successful the all-rounder Ashton Agar batting down the order.

"Now helium did well... He wasn't disgraced and helium did his job, he's fitting successful wherever helium can.

"But I would fishy they bash request aboriginal firepower hitting successful the powerplay... and it appears Mitch Marsh would bash that relation astatine No.3.

Warner dismissed for 1 successful T20 against England

"And if we get disconnected to a bully start, that's fine; usage him aboriginal on."

Agar made 20 runs from 20 balls successful the decision to England, earlier taking 1-15 from 2.4 overs astatine the choky system of 5.62.

Marsh was dropped for Australia's 3rd crippled of the tourney contempt his terrific T20 bid crossed July and August.

Batting astatine No.3, Marsh averaged 43.8 successful a five-match bid against the West Indies and 31.2 successful different five-match bid against Bangladesh.

Australia's selectors are intelligibly unsure however to usage him astatine the World Cup, having batted him astatine archetypal driblet for the South Africa match, listing him astatine six for the Bangladesh fixture – helium didn't bat – and axing him for the England game.

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Ashton Agar replaced Mitch Marsh successful Australia's XI for the dismal nonaccomplishment to England. (Getty)

"We got flexed connected (by England), didn't we?" McGain said.

"One of the truly bully T20 nations, and they truly flexed connected us, we were comprehensively beaten successful each departments.

"It truly was a wake-up call. We can't spend to gaffe up different one, due to the fact that we'll beryllium out.

"Our nett run-rate got demolished. That could beryllium the quality successful these choky groups."

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