3. Ashton Turner
When Ashton Turner made it to the Australian ODI squad, it was rather surprising. The Western Australian batsman hadn’t had the best of domestic seasons. Even in the T20Is he played, he didn’t make a huge impact as he played three innings and remained unbeaten in all three making 1, 22 and 8.
His form in the Marsh Cup (domestic 50-over competition) or the Big Bash League (BBL) wasn’t too great either. In fact, he scored 135 runs in five innings in the Marsh Cup and 83 runs at a strike-rate of 113.69 in the BBL. Hence, it was that 84 not out off 43 balls which he scored last year against India in Mohali that influenced the selectors.
However, the tour didn’t go too well for Turner. He could accumulate a mere 17 runs from two innings and constituted to Australia’s middle-order woes. Thus, with Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis and Mitchell Marsh doing well in the BBL, Turner might face the axe.
