Mitch Marsh's red-ball return confirmed but batting position unconfirmed amid Ashes speculation
Mitch Marsh has been locked in for a return to red-ball cricket but where he bats is up in the air.
Marsh hasn't played in the longer format since he was dropped from the Test side after Boxing Day against India last year.
The all-rounder will now feature for Western Australia against Victoria in round six of the Sheffield Shield.
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Marsh has been constantly floated as an option for Australia at the top of the order, with chairman of selectors George Bailey suggesting he could play a role later in The Ashes.
Mitchell Marsh. Cricket Australia via Getty Imag
As for Western Australia, coach Adam Voges wasn't giving much away.
"Where does he fit into our team? He fits in, it's just a matter of where," he told reporters at Perth airport on Sunday.
"(Sam) Whiteman and (Cameron) Bancroft's been a solid opening combination for us for a long period of time so whether we want to break that up or not, we'll just work through (that)."
Voges himself has made headlines recently after it was revealed by The Age that he was quitting his role at season's end to coach on the T20 circuit.
Adam Voges. Nine
The former Australian batter has won multiple Sheffield Shield titles and one-day cups as coach of WA.
Voges explained his decision on Sunday.
"This is a step to broaden my horizons and experience new environments and work with different people," he said.
"Where that ultimately takes me, I'm not sure. I have ambitions but equally nothing is guaranteed in sport."
