Pak vs Aus: Injury-hit Australia suffered another blow

LAHORE: The visiting Australian squad took a further hit when Mitch Marsh was ruled out of three-match ODI series against Pakistan.

The allrounder suffered a hip flexor injury during a training session and was shifted to the hospital for scans. Cam Green will play in his place.

Earlier, batter Steve Smith and bowler Kane Richardson were also sidelined from the series due to fitness issues.

Speaking to journalists Monday, Australian skipper Aaron Finch said, “I don’t think he will be available for this series based on how he was feeling yesterday.”

“He sustained that yesterday in a fielding drill. It was a high intensity, lateral movement drill. He bent down to pick it up one-handed and went to throw and felt a twinge in his hip flexor,” Finch added.

The skipper, however, seemed confident to give a tough time to the hosts despite a depleted squad.

Finch said that he expect a good score on these pitches.