Biggest ODI: AUS vs SA ’06 Highlights | 14:43
Dane Heverin from Fox SportsSeptember twenty fourth, 2026 5:05 pm
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Contemporary off defeating Zimbabwe 3-0 in Harare, the Australians are prone to be without captain Pat Cummins in addition to key all-rounder Cameron Green as soon as once more.
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Mitchell Marsh fulfilled the captaincy duties on the eve of the match, speaking to media and endeavor a pre-series photograph shoot with South African counterpart Temba Bavuma.
During his press conference, Marsh indicated that Cummins was unlikely for the sequence opener, but might function later in the sequence in Johannesburg or Potchefstrom – nearer to the start of the Test sequence in Durban on October 9.
“Pat’s predominant focus is the Test group, and lots of our bowlers – and him specifically – are preparing for that Test sequence,” Marsh advised reporters on Wednesday.
“I’m hopeful that he’ll function on this sequence at some stage.”
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Cummins might depart the captaincy duties to his great mate whenever he does function in the three-game sequence with Marsh telling reporters when asked of the captaincy scenario: “I suppose we’ll find out when he plays.”
A lot has been manufactured from the rainy weather in South Africa at the moment of year, however the forecast is obvious for the day recreation that falls on a public vacation in the Rainbow Nation.
Extra concerning for Australia is the fitness of Green, who scored a maiden Test century on homesoil in opposition to Bangladesh in Darwin last month.
The towering West Australian has been coaching in the nets, but it’s unsure when he’ll return to the line-up.
“He’s just constructing from a sore shoulder,” Marsh stated of Green. “But anticipating him to play a job on this sequence at some stage … unaware (if he’ll bowl) but.
“We expect a fast-bowling all-rounder is going to be necessary for these games.”
Green’s absence and that last comments might lead to a debut for New South Wales all-rounder Jack Edwards, who came into the squad following Billy Stanlake’s facet harm in Zimbabwe.
If either Green or Edwards came into the facet, teenager Ollie Peake might be the unfortunate one to make approach regardless of some spectacular cameos at the dying in opposition to Zimbabwe.
Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood have been gearing up as if they will play the primary ODI, that means Xavier Bartlett and Spencer Johnson might be dumped from the facet that received the nailbiting third ODI in Harare by one wicket.
Australia’s large guns will need to hearth to turnaround a poor recent file in 50-over cricket in the nation that can co-host subsequent year’s World Cup.
The visitors have received just two of their last 13 ODIs in South Africa, and haven’t received a 50-over sequence away to the Proteas in 15 years – when an 18-year-old Pat Cummins made his Test and ODI debuts.
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Australia ODI squad: Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Marsh, Xavier Bartlett, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Joel Davies, Jack Edwards, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Oliver Peake, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa
South Africa ODI squad: Temba Bavuma (c), Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Tony de Zorzi, Bjorn Fortuin, Duan Jansen, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Nqobani Mokoena, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs
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