Justin Langer, Mitchell Marsh, Australia vs India 2018
Mitchell Marsh (Credits - Getty)

Well, it seems like Mitchell Marsh is all set to play for Australia in the Boxing Day Test on Christmas Eve. The head coach Justin Langer gave a hint in his recent interview, who termed that Mitchell Marsh has got all the ingredients to be in the playing XI. Meanwhile, Peter Handscomb might get the axe from the starting XI, who fared poorly.

Surprisingly, Australia left out Mitchell Marsh in an initial couple of Test matches. Marsh was expected to be the difference for both the sides, as he can offer the services in all sections of the game. But, surprisingly, they went with a pure batsman, Peter Handscomb.

Mitchell Marsh is a pretty good player of spin bowling – Justin Langer

The head coach of Australia believes that they are going to take a few hard decisions for the upcoming Test match. He felt that they need to look after their players, who can play the spin well, as MCG offers assistance for the spinners.

Justin Langer, Mitchell Marsh, Australia vs India 2018
Justin Langer is serving as a chief coach of Australia. (Credits – Getty)

Langer added that the selection would depend on the pitch. The Melbourne Cricket Ground pitch was labelled poor by the International Cricket Council last year when only 24 wickets fell in a match against England.

“I have said forever, the most important thing in Test cricket, in international cricket at the moment, are the pitches that we play. In a perfectly balanced side, you’ve got someone who can bowl some overs. And Mitch becomes an attractive commodity on a wicket (that), unlike Adelaide and Perth … although there’s a bit of moisture in it, we also know the history of it.”

Australia vs India 2018, Peter Handscomb, Graeme Hick
Peter Handscomb (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)

Langer, however, didn’t rule Handscomb out of the MCG Test. “Pete’s a very good player of spin bowling … and Mitch is a pretty good player of spin bowling too. We’ll weigh up all those things, and they’re the hard decisions.”

Well, it would be interesting to see how things would pan out for Mitchell Marsh. As Peter Handscomb is carrying a poor form, Mitchell Marsh might get the nod for the Boxing Day Test.

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