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Australia skipper Mitchell Marsh connected Saturday (October 18, 2025) said playing successful “packed retired stadiums” against India who volition person Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli backmost successful the ranks volition beryllium a “great experience” for his group.
With Australia’s absorption fixated firmly connected the Ashes starting adjacent month, they volition instrumentality connected India crossed 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is starting with the 50-overs crippled successful Perth connected Sunday (October 19, 2025).
"Had the privilege of playing against them rather a batch implicit the journey," Marsh told the media talking astir playing against Rohit and Kohli.
"They're evidently legends of the game, Virat is the top chaser ever successful this format. I deliberation you tin spot by the summons income that a batch of radical privation to travel and ticker them."
"To spot the stadium packed retired against India, it's going to beryllium a large acquisition for our group," helium added.
Marsh said the bid volition beryllium a high-scoring 1 against India.
“I judge it's going to beryllium a precocious scoring affair, but getting done the archetypal 10 overs for some teams volition beryllium a situation and possibly wherever the game's won and lost,” helium said.
Marsh said Matthew Short is acceptable to bat astatine No 3 for Australia successful the opening fixture.
"We cognize helium opens for Victoria and Strikers and successful T20 cricket astir the world. But we spot nary quality opening the batting and No 3. We're comfy with him batting there,” helium said.
Australia volition beryllium depleted for the opening crippled of the three-match ODI arsenic the likes of Josh Inglis, Alex Carey and Cameron Green not available. Marsh said Green’s wounded is “very minor” and his broadside is being cautious with it.
"He's okay, it's connected the very, precise insignificant end. It's a cautious instrumentality connected it but he's each good," Marsh said.
Australia are apt to manus debut to Mitchell Owen portion Matt Renshaw is besides acceptable for a debut successful the ODI format.
"Across the committee successful our white-ball teams implicit the past 12 month, we've seen a batch of guys get opportunities, truthful it ever brings excitement to those guys. We conscionable person to beryllium truly wide connected their relation and they volition bask playing cricket for Australia,” helium said.
The 33-year-old Marsh, however, downplayed his chances for enactment successful Australia’s squad for the Ashes.
"I've got tickets to time 1 and two. Haven't asked the woman yet, truthful that's astir arsenic overmuch thought arsenic I've fixed it,” helium quipped.
