Australia want ODI series success over South Africa

06.09.2023 - 14:05 channelnewsasia.com

BLOEMFONTEIN : Australia have set winning the five-match One Day International series in South Africa as their primary task as they use the games to hone their preparations for next month's World Cup in India, said captain Mitchell Marsh on Wednesday.Australia take on their hosts in the first match in Bloemfontein on Thursday where the wicket is expected to be flat like those in India but with the players having to deal with cold temperatures.Australia have already selected their side for the opening game of the series with Marsh dropping down the top order to No.

3, behind Travis Head and David Warner, having opened with Head in Australia's last ODI which was a 21-run win over India in Chennai in March."There'll be potentially a few moving parts with our squad throughout these five games, I'm guessing it’s the same with South Africa with a heavy schedule, building to the World Cup.

We'll have certain guys in different areas, but I'll start at No. 3 tomorrow," he told a press conference on Wednesday."I’m not really sure about the batting order past this game.

It's really important that we focus on this one and try and win the first of the five-match series. It's very important as we build towards the World Cup, that we try and win this series first.

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