• Marsh to captain Aussies in first ODI

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    Mitchell Marsh will captain an Australia team featuring a new-look middle order and bowling attack against the Proteas in Bloemfontein on Thursday.

    Regular captain Pat Cummins will miss the first ODI of the five-match series as he recovers from a wrist injury.

    Veteran opener David Warner will open the batting after missing the T20I series, which the visitors won 3-0 under new skipper Marsh.

    Both wicketkeepers in Australia’s World Cup squad, Alex Carey and Josh Inglis, will bat in the middle order, while all-rounders Cameron Green and Marcus Stoinis will be used at No 4 and No 7 respectively.

    Australia XI: David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Alex Carey, Marcus Stoinis, Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa.

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    Simon Borchardt