Australia captain Mitch Marsh's wince-inducing injury has his team's utmost sympathy, but World Cup break-out star Nathan Ellis reckons the skipper's calm and collected side can continue to thrive with or without him.
According to Ellis, who was quite outstanding with his 4-12 as they trounced Ireland in their opening game in Colombo, Marsh's painful testicular injury left his side sorry for him but, equally, determined not to be disrupted by losing their leader.
It's not clear if or when the 34-year-old will be back in action after he took a blow in the groin in practice that left him suffering internal testicular bleeding, but Ellis is sure the batting riches in the side remain plentiful enough for even emergency recruit Steve Smith to have to fight for a place in the top-order.
