US EditionWill Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh Deliver? Australia Lock in Opening Pair for T20 World Cup 2026
AUSTRALIA, AUG 8 – Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head will be Australia's established opening pair in T20Is, boasting a 70.50 average in ODIs, as they prepare for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026.
- Australia T20I captain Mitchell Marsh said on the Friday that he and Travis Head will be first-choice openers for the foreseeable future, ahead of next year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
- Amid rotation at the top, Marsh and Head's confirmation ended speculation over the opening slots, following Australia’s trials with openers including Matt Short, Glenn Maxwell, and Jake Fraser-McGurk after last year's T20 World Cup.
- In one-day cricket, Marsh and Head compiled 282 runs from five ODI innings at a 70.50 average, with 14 partnerships totaling 504 runs including one century and three half-centuries.
- Marsh said they would open together for the foreseeable future, confirming their partnership for the series starting on August 10.
- Australia has committed to retaining the Marsh-Head duo as openers until the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka.
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Australia confirms Mitch Marsh and Travis Head as T20I openers till 2026 World Cup
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