Mitchell Marsh Test Comeback After 2 Years Plotted; Cameron Green, Renshaw Injured

Mitchell Marsh for Australia [Source: AFP]The Australia cricket team has recently been marred by multiple injuries. During the loss in the South Africa ODI tour, names like Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, among others were dropped with nasty injuries.Now, ahead of the Australia vs South Africa Tests, the squad of the visitors consists of only six fit players in the top batting seven. To solve the crisis, Test captain Pat Cummins thinks Mitchell Marsh might make a return to the red-ball setup.Pat Cummins backs Mitchell Marsh for Test return in AUS vs SA seriesThe white-ball skipper Mitchell Marsh, who is in the best of his form with the bat, might be a creative call-up by the Australia selectors for the upcoming assignment. The 34-year-old last played a Test match back in December 2024, and Pat Cummins thinks he can now make a surprise return to the setup.“He definitely hasn’t retired, so you never know. He’s hitting the ball beautifully in white-ball cricket; he’s destructive and a pretty scary proposition, so if it made sense, he’s not retired. I’d like him to keep some options open,” Cummins shared with Fox Sports.Mitchell Marsh has been at his best in white-ball now. The cricketer averages 49.50 from 6 ODI games he has played this year. In T20Is too, Marsh boasts a strike rate of 166.66 from 7 matches in 2026.Also Read- Mitchell Marsh Equals Steve Waugh's Tally With Another 50 vs SAMitchell Marsh and his possible impact in the Test setupMarsh hasn’t been the most productive with the bat when it comes to South African venues. In red-ball cricket, he has only one half-century on Proteas land while averaging 22.00. Nevertheless, given the vacancy to fill alongside Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Cooper Connolly, Alex Carey and Beau Webster, Marsh’s recent form could be a pacifier for the selectors.Marsh has averaged 66.67 in the 3 ODIs played on African soil while maintaining a strike rate of 152.67. That familiarity and recent display calls for an inclusion, as vouched by Cummins himself.“He’s really good at going against the flow of express pace bowling, or a tough wicket… He can really put the attack back onto the bowlers, and I think that changes the whole dynamic of a batting order,” Cummins concluded. Also Read- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Back As Sri Lanka Put India Into Bat In Asian Games Semifinal