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Interested to hear what [MENTION=132373]Convict[/MENTION] and [MENTION=8418]Random Aussie[/MENTION] think, but I think he's a stopgap to block a top order position until Cameron Bancroft is viewed as ready for Test cricket.

If Bancroft was performing consistently I think he'd already be batting at the top, with Joe Burns dropping to number 3.

Basically, I agree with [MENTION=132373]Convict[/MENTION]'s point about Philip Hughes, but then it complicated things again when it became clear that Steve Smith lacks the technique against the moving ball to move up to number 3. Smith is a fabulous number 5 or number 4 if the ball is at least 20 overs old. But moving Steve Smith higher than number 4 weakens a stength to try to strengthen a weakness.

It's the same reason why in Tests Azhar Ali shouldn't open and why Asad Shafiq shouldn't ever go above number 5.
 
Quite a shame really, his story.

He used to be such an attractive batsman to watch and all his problems seemed in his head. However, having watched him recently, he seems to have tinkered with his stance and overall technique, sacrificing style for an unattractive desperation for runs.

So, don't really care anymore if he plays or not. He's about as attractive now as Khawaja. I'd rather they found a way to stick Finch in that top order.
 
Shaun Marsh is batting at 5 because Steve Smith doesn't want to Captain a development squad. He's fine with youngish players like Khawaja or Burns who have several years of solid shield seasons under his belt but like every other test captain in history he doesn't want youngsters playing on talent.
He'd prefer Henriques to Mitch Marsh as well.

And Handscomb and Bancroft still aren't fully ready just yet.
 
Smith's current top 5 is

1. Warner
2. Burns
3. Khawaja
4. Smith
5. Voges

Save for Voges who is there to support Smith they are all in their 20s.
When Voges moves on in 1-2 years someone else comes in, possibly Burns or Handscomb or Maxwell but in 1-2 years down the track there could be a number of options.
Khawaja and Burns are no guarantees after all.

Bancroft can only open. He'd just slow things down if he batted down the order.

Shaun Marsh is in the team as an injury replacement and nothing else
 
Burns should be at 5 and Bancroft should be opening.

Khawaja imo isn't good enough, I don't see him being a long term option despite what he's done against us.
 
Junaids said:
Interested to hear what [MENTION=132373]Convict[/MENTION] and [MENTION=8418]Random Aussie[/MENTION] think, but I think he's a stopgap to block a top order position until Cameron Bancroft is viewed as ready for Test cricket.
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I don't rate Shaun Marsh at all and don't agree with him being selected. Its a stupid and blinkered decision based on favouritism and connections nothing more. I understand Convicts' point about not wanting to throw a young kid to the wolves in a day night Test, in which case just pick the best performed batsman in domestic cricket to fill a role.

Give you a hint the best performed batsman in domestic is not Shaun Marsh.
Shaun Marsh is another Ramprakash, looks good but can't cut it mentally. Unlike Ramps he doesn't dominate domestic either.
 
Amjid Javed said:
Talent wise Marsh maybe a decent batsmen but technically is woeful and his performance domestically
are pretty mediocre but Australian selectors seem instant on picking him again and again, comes across as a nepotism selection!
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I hope you are watching what Marsh is doing for Australia right now :))
 
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Few have doubted Marsh's talent and ability, he just can't demonstrate consistency. His injury history and even uncertainty for the first Test the night before and his age/# of recalls were the issue.
 
Despite finally finding a home in Australia's Test team as a middle-order batsman, veteran Shaun Marsh says he would be comfortable returning to the top of the order if required this year.

Australia's next Test assignment is not until late September when they face Pakistan in the UAE, and new coach Justin Langer has at least three top-order vacancies to fill following the ball-tampering suspensions of David Warner, Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft.

Both opening spots are up for grabs after Warner and Bancroft opened together in eight consecutive Tests before they were banned by Cricket Australia.

Sheffield Shield-winning Queensland duo Matt Renshaw and Joe Burns were parachuted in for the Johannesburg Test but the make-up of the next Test XI will remain a mystery until at least the Australia A tour of India in August.

The 'A' squad features four batsmen from that Joburg Test; Renshaw, Usman Khawaja, Peter Handscomb and allrounder Mitchell Marsh, who will captain the side.

Renshaw would appear to be well placed to lock down one opener's spot in the Test side and could solidify his position if he continues to impress with Somerset in England's County Championship and on the 'A' tour.

But Burns was overlooked for the 'A' squad and Marsh, a proven performer in subcontinental conditions who opens at domestic level, could be a prime candidate to move up the order in the UAE.

"I've been pretty flexible over the years, I've scored runs at the top of the order, I've scored runs in the middle order," Marsh told cricket.com.au in London, where he's with Australia's ODI squad.

"It's a fair way away. I just want to put my focus and energy on the next few months for Australia and Glamorgan.

"If the captain did want (me to open), then I'd feel comfortable but we'll see what happens."

Marsh averages 42 from nine Test innings as an opener, including a century in Colombo in 2016, and has been used in that position by Langer in Shield cricket.

But it's been as a No.5 and No.6 that Marsh has enjoyed his most consistent Test run to date, scoring two centuries and averaging 42 as he played nine consecutive matches over the 2017-18 season.

Marsh's strong record in Asia and his season-long deal to play for Glamorgan meant he was not considered for the 'A' squad, essentially meaning he is one of the few batsmen already pencilled on the Test squad team sheet for the UAE tour.

The Western Australian turns 35 next month and refuses to look as far ahead as next winter's World Cup and Ashes tour, but says his batting in English conditions has improved while at Glamorgan, where he scored a century in the season opener.

"I had a bit of a taste of county cricket last year (with Yorkshire) and when the opportunity came up again to come over here in the winter I jumped at it," he said.

"There's been some difficult conditions to play in and the Dukes ball has been nipping around a bit but I've enjoyed the challenge.

Change, challenge and opportunity for Aussies
"I've have had to play a little bit differently, but that's part and parcel of playing in different countries.

"No doubt (it's helped improve my batting). It's completely different to what we get back home. Wickets here are little bit more softer and the Dukes certainly swings around a fair bit.

"Once this ODI series finishes I go back to Glamorgan for some T20 cricket and to finish off the County Championship season with them."

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/sha...stan-openers-renshaw-burns-khawaja/2018-06-05
 
Australia will sweat on results of further scans on Shaun Marsh's shoulder after Glamorgan confirmed the Test batsman will fly home from his playing stint in the United Kingdom.
On the eve of his 35th birthday, Marsh injured his left shoulder after diving to stop a boundary in Glamorgan's T20 clash with Sussex at Cardiff on Monday.

Scans have revealed he suffered ligament damage and disruption in his acromioclavicular (AC) joint, with the left-hander to miss the remainder of the Welsh county's domestic T20 campaign
Cricket Australia confirmed Marsh will return home immediately for further scans, with a Test tour against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates in October on the horizon.

Australia can ill afford to lose Marsh for that trip given the veteran's noted skill against spin bowling, which the Test team will expect to face plenty of on the subcontinental tour.

The Aussies are already without three first-choice batters for the Test series; Steve Smith, their best player of spin, David Warner, who struck two centuries in his last two Tests in Asia, and Cameron Bancroft, who, while uncapped on the subcontinent, was the leading run-scorer on the red-ball leg of Australia A's 2015 tour of India.

While Glamorgan have fellow Australian Usman Khawaja on board as their second international player for the T20 competition, director of cricket Hugh Morris said they'll explore an overseas replacement for Marsh.
"As a proven international batsman, Shaun will leave a big hole at the top of the order and we are currently considering our options and are looking at options for replacing him for the rest of the season," said Morris.
Marsh is coming off a superb Test summer, hitting two centuries against England in Australia's 4-0 Ashes victory while he added another two tons against England last month after a recall to the ODI team.

The Western Australian has suffered has suffered frequent injuries throughout his career, including chronic back and hamstring problems, while he also required surgery on his left elbow in 2014 that kept him out of action for several months.

Marsh begun his stint at Glamorgan in style with an unbeaten of 111 on debut, but managed just one half-century from his following six first-class innings. He struck 10 and 15 in his two T20 knocks for the club.
Paceman Marchant de Lange is also likely to miss the remainder of Glamorgan's T20 campaign.

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/sha...t-pakistan-uae-tour-australia-test/2018-07-11
 
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Could potentially be a big loss for Australia.With Smith and Warner gone he was the senior most batsman in the squad.
 
Shaun Marsh's last 8 test innings :

3, 0, 7, 7, 16, 0, 26, 1

60 runs in 8 innings.

Average runs per innings :7.5
 
National selectors would have hoped for some clarity after the first two rounds of the Sheffield Shield were completed.

Instead, Australia’s batting line-up for the first Test against Pakistan is as clear as mud.

That’s what happens when those towards the top of the queue begin to falter, while those seemingly out of the reckoning, such as 36-year-old Shaun Marsh, demand consideration.

The good news for national selectors is that at least the other end of the line-up is taking shape. A Mitchell Starc masterclass has demanded that the band — including Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon — gets back together.

Here’s the state of play after the first two rounds of the Sheffield Shield.

BATTING

Although not the competition’s highest scorer after two rounds, Shaun Marsh is rightly or wrongly the man back in the Test spotlight.

That’s no disrespect to the player on top of the charts, Tom Cooper, who has amassed 353 runs (average 176.50) in his two matches. The vast majority of those (271*) came in one knock against Victoria during a match that saw two double centuries and four tons scored across two innings on a flat Junction Oval track.

Meanwhile, Marsh withstood a gargantuan 436 balls on a trickier WACA wicket against the same team, albeit with a stronger attack after the inclusion of Peter Siddle. The left-hander in the process notched his maiden first-class double ton (214), which followed on from scores of nine and 85 against Tasmania.

Marsh (308 runs at 102.66) has indeed shown he’s not a spent force having been overlooked for the 2019 Ashes series. A recall to the Test squad so soon, however, still seems a long shot given a series against weaker opponents Pakistan is a prime chance to look to the future.

The third member of this season’s 200-club is Nic Maddinson, who’s eager to put an injury-ravaged 2018-19 behind him. The Victoria batsman struck 224 against South Australia in the run-a-thon at Junction Oval, before making 37 twice against WA.

After stellar Ashes and county campaigns in England, Marnus Labuschagne has continued to show why he’s a Test lock for the summer. Although a big, triple-figure score continues to allude him, the Queenslander has made three fifties in four innings on his way to 225 runs at 75.00.

Labuschagne isn’t the only Test incumbent among the runs after two rounds, with Steve Smith (129 at 32.25), David Warner (141 at 47.00) and Tim Paine (134 at 44.66) striking a century each on their returns to domestic cricket.

Test opener Marcus Harris scored a century of his own against South Australia before registering scores of 69 and 8 against WA — leaving him just outside the top five run scorers on 193 at 64.33.

Meanwhile, fellow Test hopefuls Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Cameron Bancroft, Matt Renshaw and Joe Burns have all struggled to varying extents. Queensland opener Burns has made 126 runs at 31.50 — which is nothing to scoff at — but Head is the only other member of the group to have an average above 20 (21.00).

Top five run scorers

1. Tom Cooper — 353 runs at 176.50, HS 272*

2. Shaun Marsh — 308 runs at 102.66, HS 214

3. Nic Maddinson — 298 runs at 99.33, HS 224

4. Marnus Labuschagne — 225 runs 75.00, HS 72*

5. Tom Andrews — 200 runs at 66.66, HS 101

Notables

Marcus Harris — 193 runs at 64.33, HS 116

Will Pucovski — 189 runs at 63.00, HS 123

Alex Carey — 151 runs at 50.33, HS 117

David Warner —141 runs at 47.00, HS 125

Marcus Stoinis — 174 runs at 58.00, HS 61

Steve Smith — 129 runs at 32.25, HS 106

Tim Paine — 134 runs at 44.66, HS 121

BOWLING

There were alarm bells ringing for Mitchell Starc after his first appearance of the season, in which he struggled against Queensland and claimed figures of 1-129.

But his response against Tasmania was emphatic. The left-armer crushed the Tigers with a five-wicket haul in both innings, finishing the match at Drummoyne Oval with stunning figures of 10-60.

Starc was picked for just one Test at the Ashes as selectors turned to more line and length bowling from the likes of Peter Siddle. But back on home turf, where he has 121 Test wickets at 27.95, Starc is expected to have a better run back in the side alongside Hazlewood, Cummins and Lyon. Given their strong Ashes performances, those selections are almost set in stone.

Nonetheless, there are a handful of fast bowlers that will continue to sniff around the Test set-up after making strong starts to the domestic summer.

One of those is Queensland’s Michael Neser, who was part of the Ashes squad without playing a match. Having regularly finished towards the top of the Sheffield Shield wicket-taking charts in recent seasons, the swing bowler is ahead of the pack after two rounds with 12 at 15.91.

Eyes are also on exciting youngster Jhye Richardson, who is making his return from a dislocated shoulder. The injury derailed his chances of both World Cup and Ashes selection, but the 23-year-old is picking up where he left off, claiming nine wickets at 17.33 in the first two rounds.

Elsewhere, New South Wales’ Harry Conway has the third-most wickets after playing just one match against Queensland and claiming a season-best 10-56. Queensland’s Cameron Gannon also has ten wickets which have come at 20.30 runs a piece.

Top five wicket-takers

1. Michael Neser — 12 wickets at 15.91, BBI 5-56

2. Mitchell Starc — 11 wickets at 17.18, BBI 5-20

3. Harry Conway — 10 wickets at 5.60, BBI 5-17

4. Cameron Gannon — 10 wickets at 20.30, BBI 5-94

5. Jhye Richardson — 9 wickets at 17.33, BBI 6-98

5. Nick Winter — 9 wickets at 22.66, BBI 4-37

5. Riley Meredith — 9 wickets at 28.66, BBI 5-98

https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricke...e/news-story/2da89e79137246938e6dccd15b205f0b
 
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Kerry O’Keeffe believes national selectors should resist the urge to recall Shaun Marsh for Australia’s first Test against Pakistan.

Marsh has catapulted his name back into discussions after he scored his maiden first-class double century against Victoria in the Sheffield Shield last week.

Having turned 36 earlier this year and missing Ashes selection, the older Marsh brother was thought to be out of the reckoning for the Test side this summer.

But sub-par performances from the majority of Australia’s batsmen and the left-hander’s weight of runs has made the grass on Marsh’s side look green, if not greener, once more.

Cricket icon O’Keeffe says he is a fan of Marsh and can’t understand why he is so maligned by the public on social media.

Nonetheless, he’s uncertain if reinstating him in the Test side is the right call, saying Australia already has the right players moving forward in Matthew Wade and Travis Head, along with locks Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne.

Speaking about Marsh to foxsports.com.au at Fox Cricket’s summer launch, O’Keeffe said: “He just frustrates everybody because he’s so talented, and within the side, he’s so respected. That’s all that counts really.

“But do we go with him at 36? Or do we say that ship has sailed? No, I think Wade should be ahead of him and I think Head.”

Wade was the only Australian apart from Smith to score a century at the Ashes, and he scored two.

Head, however, largely struggled after his half-century in the first Test, finishing the series with an average of 27.28.

He was left out of the fifth Test to accommodate a fifth bowler — Mitch Marsh — but O’Keeffe believes Australia should go back to having six specialist batsmen for the two-Test series against Pakistan, starting November 21.

For O’Keeffe, that means recalling Head who impressed last summer, which he closed out with a 161 against Sri Lanka.

“Head’s a good player. He’s part of the future. He’s potentially a leader. He averages 60 (60.11) in Test cricket in Australia and he averages over 40 (42.70 overall).

“He hasn’t underperformed, although he had a lean series.”

O’Keeffe also backed under-fire openers Marcus Harris and David Warner to retain their spots at the top of the order despite both failing to average double-digits at the Ashes.

KERRY’S TOP SIX FOR THE FIRST TEST

1. David Warner

2. Marcus Harris

3. Marnus Labuschagne

4. Steve Smith

5. Matthew Wade

6. Travis Head

https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricke...s/news-story/f1563919ffe651457eb5ca3609ee2342
 
On a hard wicket, all eyes were on Shaun Marsh to see if he could bat his way into the Australian Test team.

After resuming on 25 on Day 3 of Western Australia’s Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales, he ended up making 43 runs before being caught off the bowling of Steve O’Keefe.

While his score isn’t exactly groundbreaking, his name comes into selection calculations almost by default, after Australia A’s batsmen suffered a disastrous collapse against Pakistan during their warm-up Test match in Perth.

They were bowled out for 122, with every member of the Australian top 10, besides Cameron Bancroft (49 runs), scoring a combined 44 runs.

Former Australian Test opener Simon Katich said although Marsh’s selection is unlikely, his name has been synonymous with selectors.

“He’s been in and out (of the side) a number of times,” Katich told SEN’s Whateley.

“You never say never with someone like Shaun Marsh.

“I think it would go against how they’ve tried to go about things since they made that call (axing him from the Test side against Sri Lanka) on him last (summer) so I think from that point of view, it would be a big surprise.

“I don’t think they will come back to him but I’m not a selector either.”

Marsh has only played one Test match for Australia this calendar year, featuring in the Fourth Test against India.

He wasn’t selected to play Test matches against Sri Lanka and England.

Since his axing, Marsh has averaged 72.7 in the Sheffield Shield this season and is the second highest run scorer for the tournament.

He has certainly bounced back in a big way. And despite his dismissal on Wednesday, his name remains firm on the mind of selectors.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricke...d/news-story/8fce3bea63099beaf77b8aeed17f10c1
 
Despite his presence in and around state and international cricket for almost four decades, Shaun Marsh leaves the game that has been quite literally his life as something of an enigma.

Marsh, who today announced his immediate retirement from first-class and one-day cricket four months shy of his 40th birthday, will be rightly remembered as a Western Australian legend having finished as the state's all-time, all-formats leading runs scorer ahead of his former teammate and coach, Justin Langer.

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/sha...tralia-first-class-one-day-cricket/2023-03-10
 
40 year old, had he been a Pakistani he would have been 35 year old playing PSL trying to make a comeback.
 
gazza619 said:
40 year old, had he been a Pakistani he would have been 35 year old playing PSL trying to make a comeback.
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Think we have the added issue of age-fudging - he could have been 50 and pretending to be a 40-year-old
 
SOS hangs up the boots

Melbourne Renegades favourite Shaun Marsh has announced his retirement from professional cricket.

"SOS" told teammates over the weekend that Wednesday’s clash with the Sydney Thunder will be his final match in the KFC BBL.

The 40-year-old bows out on top of his game, scoring an unbeaten half century and winning Player of the Match to guide the Melbourne Renegades to a six-wicket win over the Melbourne Stars on Saturday night at Marvel Stadium. It was his third half-century of BBL|13.

"I have loved playing for the Renegades, I've met some great people over the last five years and the friendships I've made will last a lifetime. This playing group is special. They've been amazing to me, amazing teammates and even better friends,” Marsh said.

"Our members and fans are some of the most passionate out there and I'm so thankful for their support over the journey. Stick with us, there's a huge amount of talent in this group and I have no doubt they'll lead this group back to the top.

"To the Renegades' coaches and staff and everyone behind the scenes - thank you for backing me in from the start and over my final years. It's made my job a little easier out in the middle."

Marsh made the move to Melbourne in BBL|09 after 40 appearances with the Perth Scorchers, which included back-to-back BBL titles.

“I owe a lot to the Scorchers, I’ve got some fond memories of playing in Perth and really enjoyed my time there. The back-to-back titles are up there for me as the most enjoyable moments I’ve experienced on a cricket field.”

An experienced and powerful batter, Marsh’s ability to bat anywhere in the top order has been a significant asset for the Renegades during his time with the club.

Marsh will finish his career third on the club’s total runs tally (1375*) from his 42 games, with one game to go.

Melbourne Renegades BBL Head Coach, David Saker said:

"SOS is one of those blokes who's universally liked and admired by anyone who's ever played with or against him, domestically and internationally," Saker said.

“If I could have any batter in Australia to help plot and chase down a total, it'd be SOS. He has raw power and he has the experience to wait for the right shot at the right time which is critical in T20 cricket.

"To be putting in man of the match performances at the age of 40 is testament to Shaun's preparation and commitment to this club."

Melbourne Renegades General Manager, James Rosengarten said:

“Shaun's influence runs deeper than just the runs he puts on the scorecard," Rosengarten said.

"As a leader in the team, he's been a very important sounding board for our younger players and the group in general. A career like Shaun's is not easily replaced.

“On behalf of the club I'd like to wish Shaun, Rebecca and their family the best for life beyond professional cricket. He has made an immense contribution to the Renegades through good and tough times, and we look forward to seeing him walk out one last time against the Thunder."
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SOURCE: https://www.melbournerenegades.com.au/news/3856936/sos-hangs-up-the-boots
 
Shaun Marsh's farewell match for Melbourne Renegades ended in a washout, condemning Sydney Thunder to the BBL 13.

An absolutely stellar career comes to a close.

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