Mitchell Marsh keen for Australia to take advantage of 'gung-ho' England
Friday 4 September 2015 16:13, UK
Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh insists they will be more than happy if England stick to their gung-ho gameplan in the second ODI of the Royal London Series at Lord's on Saturday.
Steve Smith's side secured a 59-run victory in the opening game of the five-match series at the Ageas Bowl on Thursday and will look to double their advantage on Saturday.
Marsh, who shared a crucial unbroken century stand for the seventh wicket with Matthew Wade and also picked up the wicket of Alex Hales in Southampton, is convinced they can take advantage of their opponents' attacking intent by taking regular wickets.
"The term 'playing without fear' is often thrown around, but I think in this side we have enough players to go out there and back ourselves in whatever we're doing," said Marsh.
"We know they're going to come hard at me, 'Watto' [Shane Watson] and 'Maxi' [Glenn Maxwell].
"We said in our team meeting that it gives us an opportunity to take wickets.
"If they're going to come hard at us then so be it ... the only way to stop their team scoring runs is by taking wickets. Our attack allows us to do that."
Australia return to London this weekend having won both Ashes Tests there this summer, with Marsh featuring at Lord's and The Oval after being recalled in place of Watson in St John's Wood.
The urn was ultimately lost 3-2 to England but Marsh is keen for Australia to prevail in the limited-overs series.
"It's obviously been a long tour and it's never easy when you don't win," added Marsh. "It was my first Ashes experience, so it's certainly been an eye-opener.
"For me, the goal has been to win this one-day series. I really want to beat England in England and I hope we can do that."
Watch the second ODI between England and Australia at Lord's. Coverage begins on Sky Sports 2 at 10am.
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