Australia have won the 20-over title just once in eight attempts but are aiming to repeat their triumph of three years ago and complete a unique feat in ICC tournaments
Australia will again be hoping that familiarity breeds success as they aim to complete the set of ICC silverware at the T20 World Cup in the US and Caribbean. To put the finishing touches on the historic haul, the current men’s ODI World Cup and World Test Championship titleholders have turned to an experienced squad that has been key to the glory days, though this time will be under the guidance of Mitch Marsh in his first major tournament as captain.
The 15-player squad includes nine from the XI that lined up in the T20 World Cup final three years ago when Australia broke New Zealand hearts to clinch what remains the men’s only triumph from eight attempts. The concern is that much the same group of players were unable to hit similar heights when failing to progress past the group stage on home soil a year later. Travis Head and Nathan Ellis are the only fresh faces this time around.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/article/2024/jun/05/australia-t20-world-cup-squad-tournament-preview
Author : Martin Pegan
Publish date : 2024-06-05 06:22:00
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