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Australia include Marcus Stoinis for Canberra Test

Dixit Bhargav
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Australia include Marcus Stoinis for Canberra Test

Australia include Marcus Stoinis for Canberra Test: Australia have made a solitary change to their winning squad for the second Test.

The Australian selectors have named uncapped all-rounder Marcus Stoinis in the Australian squad for the second of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka. Having won the first Test by an innings and 40 runs at Brisbane, Australia were not expected to name a change.

It is worth mentioning that the imminent Test will be the first one to be played at Manuka Oval, Canberra. Perhaps, it is the prevailing conditions over there which required Australia to include a fast-bowling all-rounder.

National selector Trevor Hohns pointed out the same in a statement which was released after the development.

“The National Selection Panel has made the decision to add Marcus Stoinis to the Test squad for the second match against Sri Lanka in Canberra. We made the decision to add Marcus to give us the flexibility to play an allrounder in the event the conditions require an extra bowling option in the line- up,” Hohns was quoted as saying.

In four Sheffield Shield matches this season, Stoinis has scored 298 runs at an average of 42.57 and a strike rate of 66.07 including three half-centuries. With the ball in hand, the 29-year all-rounder has 10 wickets to his name which have come at an average of 25.20, an economy rate of 3.15 and a strike rate of 48.

In the ongoing season of the Big Bash League, Stoinis is currently at No. 9 in the list of highest run-scorers. In seven matches for Melbourne Stars, he has scored 269 runs at an average of 67.25 and a strike rate of 129.95 including three half-centuries. He has also dismissed 10 batsmen at an average of 12, an economy rate of 7.05 and a strike rate of 10.2.

Stoinis’ rich current form was also highlighted by Hohns. “Marcus has been a consistent performer this season, he has displayed strong all round form in first-class cricket and continued that form into the Australian ODI series against India,” he added.

Opening batsman Matt Renshaw has been left out of the side to represent Brisbane Heat in the BBL.

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Dixit Bhargav

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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