Mitchell Marsh stood out from the rest of the players on both teams, who were all seen sporting shirts bearing their respective names and numbers. When fans began to speculate about the all-rounder’s unusual shirt, they were perplexed. In the end, Mitchell Starc disclosed that his namesake during the opening session’s drinks break on Day 2. Similar to the white-ball formats, players have worn jerseys with their names and numbers inscribed on them since the World Test Championship (WTC) began in 2019. For the first time, players wore jerseys with their names and numbers during the 2019 Ashes in England.
After the modification was implemented, opinions were split because some members of the cricket community disliked changing the game’s original rules. Back then, legendary players like Adam Gilchrist and Brett Lee weren’t shy in criticizing the change.
As fans have grown accustomed to the shift, names and numbers on Test flannels have normalized over time. On the second day of the second Test match between Australia and the West Indies, Mitchell Marsh, though, brought back fond memories for cricket fans when he entered the field without a name or number on his jersey.
Marsh stood out from the rest of the players on both teams, who were all seen sporting shirts bearing their respective names and numbers. When fans began to speculate about the all-rounder’s unusual shirt, they were perplexed.
When questioned about Mitchell Marsh jersey, the renowned left-arm pacer said to the official announcers, “I think he left it in the washing machine.”
The reason for Marsh’s number-less shirt today: https://t.co/SHrzUJWMs8 pic.twitter.com/qgqa5omsSP
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 26, 2024
Before the tea break, Australia loses four wickets in five overs as the West Indies are bowled out for 311 in the first innings.
Day 2 began with the West Indies at 266/8. Before being bowled out for 311 runs, they proceeded to score 45 more runs. With a valiant fifty-score, Kevin Sinclair enabled his team to surpass the 300-run threshold. After losing half of their side in the opening session of Day 1 with just 64 runs scored, the tourists have mounted an incredible comeback.
Before the Tea Break, Australia batted for just five overs and lost four wickets. Steve Smith, Cameron Green, and Travis Head were all removed by Kemar Roach, while Marnus Labuschagne was removed by Alzarri Joseph. The hosts will need to battle it out in the second session as they are still 287 runs short of the first-inning total for the West Indies.
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