Wicket-keeper batsman Josh English has been named interim captain of the Australian team. He will lead the team in the third match of the ODI and T-20 series against Pakistan. The 29-year-old became England’s 30th ODI captain and 14th T-20 captain. The team’s regular T-20 captain, Mitchell Marsh, is unavailable 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 chief selector George Bailey said on Wednesday evening: “Josh is an important member of the ODI and T-20 teams. He is well respected on and off the field. He has captained Australia A and will bring a no-nonsense and positive approach to the role. He will benefit from the support of seniors like Matt Short, Adam Zampa as well as Maxwell and Stoyanish.
The Englishman 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 captaincy race. After his strong performance in the 2023 ODI World Cup, he is Australia’s first-choice wicketkeeper in limited-overs cricket.
He scored the highest score of 49 runs in the first ODI match against Pakistan. Inglis hit 4 fours and 3 sixes during his 42-ball innings.
Cummins, Hazlewood and Starc will not play in the final match after becoming England captain, 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 and Xavier Bartlett will get their chance. Wicketkeeper batsmen Josh Philip and Lance Morris will get a chance.
Australia won the first match by 2 wickets. The Australian team leads 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 November 8 and the third in Perth on November 10. The first match of the T-20 series will be played at Gabba on November 14.
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Australia beat Pakistan by 2 wickets
Australia beat Pakistan by 2 wickets in the first ODI. The team took a 1-0 lead in the 3 game series. Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc took a maximum of 3 wickets. He was voted player of the match. At the same time, captain Pat Cummins took 2 wickets and also scored 32 runs without defeat.