Mitch Marsh Likely To MISS Test Series Opener Against Pakistan After Self-Inflicted Injury

Last week, the Australian all-rounder injured his bowling hand after punching a wall in Western Australian team's dressing room after getting out against Tasmania in a first class match.

Mitchell Marsh is set to miss Australia's opening Test against Pakistan at Brisbane due to a self-inflicted injury caused by punching a wall. Last week, the Australian all-rounder injured his bowling hand after punching a wall in Western Australian team's dressing room during a first class match against Tasmania. Mitch Marsh was playing a Sheffield Shield match for Western Australia against Tasmania, where he drove a return catch to Jackson Bird in the opening over of the last day to fall for 53. Marsh was so upset at himself that he punched a hole in the wall of the team's dressing room. Scans revealed a fracture, and an apologetic Marsh said he faced up to six weeks out of cricket, ruling him out of the opening Test against Pakistan in Brisbane starting on November 21.

"It certainly will be an isolated incident... it won't be happening again. It's a good lesson for me, hopefully it's a good lesson for other people as well. "It's my middle finger, just below the wrist -- a fracture straight through the bone," Marsh, who was sporting a cast on his arm, told reporters.

Marsh recently made a successful return to the Australian Test team during the Ashes in England and played the final Test in which he picked his maiden five-wicket haul, returning with 7 wickets in the match along with scores of 17 and 46 in a losing cause. Australia though, retained the Ashes after the series was drawn 2-2.