Marsh, seen as one of the top contenders to replace Aaron Finch after retiring from one-day cricket, says he would prefer to focus on his individual game rather than taking on a leadership role.
This leaves star batsman David Warner perhaps the leading candidate, although it would require Cricket Australia (CA) to reverse its leadership ban imposed in the wake of the 2018 ball-tampering scandal.
Finch will consider his T20 future after the upcoming World Cup but should CA decide that they want a captain in both the codes, he may have to hand over the role.
Asked if he would lay his hand for the ODI captaincy, Marsh said that the role is not for him.
“Maybe not to be honest, I’m out of the race,” he said. “I have to get my body in shape for this World Cup. The World Cup is such an exciting prospect for all of us, worrying about this kind of stuff [the captain] is not on my radar at the moment.
Cricket Australia has to make a decision after the World Cup… it’s not really something I’ve thought about.”
Mitchell Marsh downplayed Warner’s steadfast support, admitting that the 35-year-old could bring a lot to the job.
“He’s a great leader among our group,” Marsh said. “As far as all decisions are concerned, I definitely stay away from all those conversations. But he is a great guy to have on the team.”
Mitchell Marsh scored 36 runs in his now normal No. 3 role in the first match of the T20I series against England in Perth on Sunday. The teams will face each other on Wednesday at the Manuka Oval in Canberra.
All-rounder Marsh did not bowl in Perth but said it remains a World Cup plan.
“At this stage the body is feeling good,” he said. “Hopefully I’ll be right to bowl in the first warm-up game, but with Stoin [Marcus Stoinis] bowling back now, it’s a luxury that we can work on as a team and really look forward to the World Cup.” direction can be built.
“We’re going to get four overs. Some days it’s me, some days Stoin, and some days Maxi [Glenn Maxwell]. The best T20 teams in the world in the last five, six years have had that flexibility. ..we almost There is a team within a team.”