Marsh is the second son of Geoff Marsh and younger brother of Shaun Marsh, both of whom have played for the Australian national side. Mitchell Marsh Wife: His first recall was in February 2014 as a replacement for Shane Watson in the first Test of Australia's After three years on the fringe, Marsh was recalled as a first choice opening batsman in the final Test of Australia's In April 2018, he was awarded a national contract by Detail from former teammate Ricky Ponting on BT Sport commentary, 16 December 2107. Mitchell Marsh in, brother Shaun out of Australia central contracts. His elder brother is a well known cricketer while his elder sister is basketball player who plays for Australia. His brother-in-law is animator and Steam Train co-host Ross O'Donovan.He attended Wesley College in South Perth. In November 2007, he was suspended for two matches by the WACA for drinking alcohol to excess with teammate In October 2012, during the Champions League Twenty20 tournament in South Africa, Marsh was dropped from the Scorchers last game, along with brother In 2017, Marsh had an eye test, which showed he was short-sighted, a condition with which he had been batting and fielding for a considerable time. Marsh made his debut for the Warriors at the age of 17 in February 2009 in a In October 2019, Marsh broke his bowling hand after punching a wall, following his dismissal, during a It was announced during February 2020 that he had joined In October he made a spectacular début for Australia in the second Twenty20 match, scoring 36 runs including four Despite his lack of form as a batsman, on 15 February 2016, Marsh became the second Australian bowler since Marsh was dropped from the Australian Test side after the first Test of the For his performances in 2016, he was named in the World ODI XI by ICC.Marsh found his way back into the Australian test side for the 2017 series against India. He is cousin to West Coast Eagles player, Brad Sheppard. Mitchell Marsh is itching to bowl again and wants a crack at brother Shaun in their Big Bash showdown in Perth. Marsh is the first son of Geoff Marsh and elder brother of Mitchell Marsh, both of whom have played for the Australian national side.. Marsh is married to Channel 7 journalist Rebecca O'Donovan, now Rebecca Marsh. Late in the year, he replaced In March 2018, Marsh was fined 20 percent of his match fee and given one demerit point for using offensive language during the second Off the field, Marsh has suffered from occasional lapses of discipline. Published Apr 30, 2020, 10:05 am IST. In the 1999–2000 tournament, held in In October 2002, Marsh was named to play for Western Australia against the touring Over the next few years, he cemented his position in the Warriors middle order, averaging over 35 in first class cricket in 2004–05 and 2005–06.Partway through the 2007–08 season, with the retirement of In October 2012, compounding a lean run of form, Marsh was dropped from the Perth Scorchers, and subsequently the Western Australian team, following an off-field indiscretion during the A frank discussion with former teammate and new Western Australian coach He laid down the laws for me. AFP. Personal life. It was a good chat. I knew exactly where I stood with him, and I went away with a new belief, in terms of where I wanted to head. Updated Apr 30, 2020, 10:06 am IST. He started wearing contact lenses. Mitchell Marsh is the younger brother of Shaun Marsh, a left-handed top-order batsman, and the son of Australia's former opener, Geoff Marsh. This caused surprise in the cricket community, for whom Test match contracts normally include sight tests as a routine requirement.After representing Western Australia at Under 17 and Under 19 level, Marsh represented Australia at both the 1999–2000 and 2001–02 ICC Under-19 World Cups. It gave me a lot of confidence to know that if I went back and scored runs in grade cricket and 2nd XI, I could get back into the team straight away.Marsh has excelled in the Twenty20 format of cricket, and during the For his performances in 2011, he was named in the Cricinfo IPL XI.His excellent form during the 2007–08 season led to Marsh being given a On 21 January 2011, in an ODI match against England at Hobart, Marsh scored his second ODI century (110) in a record ninth-wicket partnership with In July 2011, Marsh was selected for the Australian Test Squad for the Marsh did not return to the Test team until 2014, and from 2014 until 2016 was a fringe player who has filled in for an injured top-order batsman on several occasions.