Change in Australian lineup? Mitchell March set to play as opener along with Travis Head in 2026 T20 World Cup

Marsh was promoted to No. 3 ahead of the 2021 T20 World Cup, which turned out to be decisive as he starred in the final with a player-of-the-match performance to help Australia secured their maiden title. Now leading the T20I side, the 33-year-old said he will stay at the top of the order after opening in all five matches against the West Indies, having done so only once before the tour of the Caribbean.

“It’ll be myself and Heady up the top for the foreseeable future. Obviously we’ve played a lot together, (we’ve) got a great relationship, so (we’ll) start there. As a group leading into the World Cup the messaging has been about requiring guys to be flexible,” Marsh told reporters.

While Marsh and Head are yet to open together in T20Is, they boast an outstanding record as an ODI pairing, scoring 282 runs in five innings at a superb 70.50 average.