Follow UsMitchell Marsh has scored a fifty and a hundred in his last two innings at the World Cup. However, he may be forced to drop down to the No. 3 spot if Travis Head returns to the XI, which is something he says is very comfortable with.
"Very happy to go back down to three. I've obviously batted there a lot over the last couple of years, so I feel really comfortable at three. And if and when Heady comes back in, I think that's the best position for me to play for this team," Marsh said ahead of the Netherlands clash in Delhi.
Over the last couple of years, Marsh has certainly become a much better batter, especially in the white-ball format. While Marsh says he has not made any changes to his batting, the hunger to be consistent has perhaps helped, he reckons.
"I've still worked hard for a long period of time to hopefully keep improving. And there's no doubt that I've had probably more opportunities at the top of the order and more time to bat in the white-ball format," Marsh said.
"Not a whole lot's changed, I've just probably not given up on the fact that I was striving for something and kept working hard through periods of time that were tougher than others.
"In the last couple of years, I feel as I've been as consistent as I have been, which was something that I was always striving for. I guess all the best players in the world that you look up to, and certainly in our team, they're so consistent. And that's what I was."
With a few surprise results already in the World Cup, Marsh believes it bodes well for world cricket.
"Teams have got better. I think that's great for world cricket, certainly in tournaments like this that can sometimes be pretty long. And you see a lot of games that are not exactly close or competitive. But we've said it multiple times now in this tournament this year, there's absolutely no easy games," Marsh explained.
"And you go into every game having done all the appropriate homework and hopefully, you can come out with a win. So, tomorrow is no different for us. We respect the Netherlands; they're playing some good cricket and that will be a tough challenge."
Marsh, however, remained mum over Head's availability for tomorrow's game but said that a decision on his participation will be taken tonight.
"I think that decision will be made this afternoon/tonight. He looked good, a bit of range hitting last night. He says the hand feels good. So, I'm sure if he's fit, he'll be available for selection in the team," Marsh said, while also confirming that Steven Smith is alright despite being hit during nets.
It has been a long extended cricket season for Australia, starting from the tour of India in February this year. Since then, they have played several high-profile series and now find themselves at the World Cup, looking to make it to the semis. Marsh sees a silver lining amid such a tough schedule.
"I feel as though the schedule and the amount of cricket played is the same for every team that's here. India probably play the most cricket out of anyone," Marsh said.
"And I guess from our point of view and from my point of view, it's leaning on experience of the past. We've got a team full of a lot of experience at the moment, guys who've played 12 months of the year for the last probably six or seven years. So, we're not in unfamiliar territory and whilst we had a slow start and we were put under pressure at times, the vibe [within the team] is great.
"We've played really good cricket the last two games and hopefully that's the case tomorrow. So, there's a big carrot dangling for us in a couple of weeks' time. Our vibe's high. We're playing good cricket now and We're looking forward to tomorrow."
After losing their first two games, Australia have bounced back to win two in a row and will look to brush the Netherlands aside to further better their chances of making the semi-finals.