Cricket-Marsh captains Australia T20 squad for NZ series

Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - Final - India v Australia - Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India - November 19, 2023 Australia's Mitchell Marsh in action before losing his wicket, caught out by India's KL Rahul off the bowling of Jasprit Bumrah REUTERS/Andrew Boyers/File photo

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Mitchell Marsh looks set to lead Australia into this year's Twenty20 World Cup after being named captain of a full-strength squad for a three-match series in New Zealand this month, the team's last before June's global showpiece.

Aaron Finch, who led Australia to their first T20 World Cup triumph in 2021, retired as captain in the shortest format a year ago but Cricket Australia have yet to formally anoint his successor.