Brisbane: Australia&rsquo;s decision to rest Mitchell Marsh for the second one-dayer against India was questioned by former Australia captain Allan Border yesterday.
<img title="Mitchell Marsh" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/jan/mmarsh.jpg" alt="Mitchell Marsh" /> Mitchell Marsh
It was announced before the opening game of the series on Tuesday that Marsh would be replaced in Australia&rsquo;s squad by John Hastings for the second match at the Gabba ground here today.
The move was designed to the give the all-rounder a rest before an intense spell of cricket. Marsh is not carrying an injury and the decision came about purely to give him a break. &ldquo;I cannot work it out, he must be knocked up from practising,&rdquo; Border was quoted as saying by Cricket Australia.
<img title="Allan Border" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/jan/Allan-Border.jpg" alt="Allan Border" /> Allan Border
&lsquo;He hasn&rsquo;t played a lot&rsquo; &ldquo;Because he hasn&rsquo;t played a lot to be rested, really. If I was him I&rsquo;d be insisting &lsquo;if I&rsquo;m in the side I&rsquo;m going to play&rsquo;.&rdquo; &rsquo;Keeper Brad Haddin, who recently retired, said he was always reluctant to take a break due to the risk of potentially placing unwanted pressure on his spot in the side when he returned.
&ldquo;I wanted to play as many games for Australia as I possibly could and I never liked to give another guy an opportunity. Because if they come in and get a hundred, you might come back into the team but it puts that pressure on you that you don&rsquo;t need,&rdquo; Haddin said yesterday.

Australia&rsquo;s decision to rest Mitchell Marsh for the second one-dayer against India was questioned by former Australia captain Allan Border yesterday

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