Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis will miss his side’s next World Cup fixture against Pakistan after suffering a side strain. Cricket Australia has arranged for all-rounder Mitchell Marsh to be flown to the United Kingdom as a standby for Stoinis in case he is ruled out for a longer period.
Marsh though would be ineligible to play in the game against Pakistan. Australia would have to pick from a pool consisting of players like Shaun Marsh, Jason Behrendoff, Kane Richardson or Nathan Lyon for that match. Mitchell Marsh last played an ODI game for Australia in January 2018 and has since struggled to find form in all three formats, going on to lose his central cricket contract for the 2019-20 season as well.
Speaking about the injury, captain Aaron Finch said, “We are not exactly sure how many games he'll miss, that’s why we have Mitch (Marsh) flying over.”
“Mitch was meant to fly over with the Australia A side on Friday. He's just coming in a couple of days early as a bit of precaution if Stoinis doesn't recover quick enough or doesn't respond to treatment well enough over the next few days."
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