Mitchell Marsh said that Steve Smith will return to his best and will step up for the Australian team. Smith has scored only 19 runs in the series, failing to make an impact at both Perth and Adelaide.

“Everyone else was laughing at me,” Marsh recalled speaking to the press on Thursday. “Honestly, I just thought I hit it so I walked off. When I got to the chanegrooms they asked if I hit it and I said yeah I smashed it. And then the replay came up and the head went into the hands.” he said.

Star Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been in the spotlight due to ongoing fitness concerns in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25. Marsh’s participation in the series became a matter of speculation ever since he pulled up sore after bowling 17 overs in the Perth test.

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Mitchell Marsh has insisted there is no limit to the number of overs he can send down against India, having put his trust in the coaching and medical staff amid a cautious build-up to the series and then careful management ahead of the Adelaide Test.

During the series opener in Perth, Marsh bowled 17 overs before pulling up sore, leading to Australia calling in Beau Webster as cover for the next game.

Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh recently revealed why he walked despite not edging Ravichandran Ashwin during day 2 of the second Test in Adelaide.