Mitchell Marsh to retire from Sheffield Shield; keeps himself available for Ashes return: Report

Mitchell Marsh for Western Australia - (Source: Cricketopedia/X.com)

In a significant development, there are reports that Australia's star batter Mitchell Marsh is all set to retire from the Sheffield Shield. A recent report added that the right-handed batter is all set to hang up his boots from domestic red-ball cricket.

March is currently featuring in the Sheffield Shield and struggling for runs. Thus, the 34-year-old has decided that he will retire after the ongoing season. The nine newspapers were the first to break the news and added that Marsh is open for international cricket amid Ashes interest.

Marsh open for Ashes return despite retirement

The report added that Marsh, who has not played a solitary Test for Australia since BGT 2024, is keen on playing international Test cricket despite taking retirement from the domestic circuit. For the unversed, Australia were struggling for quality openers before the 2nd Test, and the selectors had Mitchell Marsh as an option. 

Thus, Marsh has expressed that he is open to a return to the Australian Test side. Although Marsh is not in the scheme of things and he is now retiring from the Sheffield Shield, his chances of returning to the Australian side are quite bleak. 

Marsh is struggling for runs in domestic cricket

Mitchell Marsh has played just two innings so far for Western Australia in the ongoing Sheffield Shield trophy. The 34-year-old is struggling as he has amassed just 13 runs across two innings. Marsh will next be in action for Western Australia in February when WA take on Tasmania at 8:00 am IST.

However, the remaining three Ashes matches will be over by them and it is likely that he might soon announce his red-ball retirement as well soon. 

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