Australia captain Mitchell Marsh will be restricted to batting in their T20 World Cup opener against Oman, head coach Andrew McDonald said, with the all-rounder easing back into action after a long lay-off from a hamstring issue.
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"He fielded more overs again tonight, he was able to move more freely so he's building a little bit of confidence there." As with the Namibia game, Australia had only nine players available from their World Cup squad against the West Indies and used McDonald as one of the substitute fielders.Wicketkeeper-batsman Nicholas Pooran roughed up Australia's spinners Adam Zampa and Ashton Agar with a 25-ball 75, while Rovman Powell scored 52.
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