Harare, Sept. 15 -- Australia skipper Mitchell Marsh fondly recalled growing up alongside Sam and Tom Curran, with their families sharing tours and a close friendship through their fathers.

In a video posted by Cricket.au on X, Marsh also reminisced about the many backyard cricket battles at the Curran family home, describing the memories as "very good" and special.

With his elder brother Shaun's first-class career already underway in Western Australia during the Marsh family's stint in Zimbabwe, Mitch spent hours at Harare Sports Club playing cricket with the younger sons of his father's coaching assistant, Kevin Curran.

Those backyard and club games clearly proved to be quite the breeding ground for talent. Tom, Ben and Sam Curran ha...