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Mitch Marsh has been appointed as Australia's Twenty 20 captain, set to lead a squad to the World Cup in June that does not include Steve Smith or Jake Fraser-McGurk.
Selectors officially confirmed Marsh's appointment on Wednesday, succeeding Aaron Finch after several players juggled the role in the past 18 months.
After captaining Australia on recent tours, Marsh's first full-time appointment will be at next month's World Cup in the Caribbean and United States.
He will go there without Smith or Fraser-McGurk, with the pair overlooked in Australia's provisional 15-man squad.
Smith's axing marks the first time he has not been picked for an Australia squad on form in more than a decade.
Mitch Marsh has been appointed as Australia's Twenty20 captain ahead of the World Cup
Veteran David Warner was also named in Australia's provisional 15-man squad
He last missed a World Cup in any format in 2012.
The 34-year-old had hoped to open in this year's tournament, but had always been at long odds given the country's depth in that position.
Fraser-McGurk's absence is more controversial, given his stunning form in the Indian Premier League.
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