Australian cricket legend Mark Waugh has called for the national men’s side to have a specialist white-ball coach after the team failed to qualify for the T20 World Cup semi-finals last month. Mitchell Marsh’s men returned home from the Caribbean early following losses to Afghanistan and India during the Super Eight stage, missing out on...
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Australian captain Mitch Marsh flags injection of new T20 players after World Cup disappointment
Australian T20 captain Mitch Marsh says some of the veteran members of the team that failed to make the World Cup semi-finals would need to “make decisions” about their future as part of the review of the failed campaign. The exit of opener David Warner, who toasted the arrival of his potential replacement Jake Fraser...
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Aussie coach defends ‘difficult’ Starc snub as must-win Cup blockbuster looms — T20 LIVE
Australian coach Andrew McDonald defended the decision to leave Mitchell Starc out of the team for the loss to Afghanistan that has forced his side into a must-win game against India on Tuesday morning amid a whirlwind run of matches. Just 48 hours after the loss in the second of three Super Eight games, the...
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Paine says Australia should allow Scotland to get close if it helps boot England out of World Cup
Former Test captain Tim Paine is adamant Australia should let Scotland “get close enough” in the final pool game at the T20 World Cup to keep defending champions England out of the next stage of the tournament despite an outcry over potential manipulation of the rules. After taking down Namibia on Wednesday to secure passage...
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Aussies come up against unfamiliar foe in 21-year first: T20 World Cup LIVE
Australia will be looking to cement its spot in the Super Eights stage of the T20 World Cup by toppling Namibia in Antogua on Wednesday morning AEST. The two countries have only met once before at international level — an ODI during the 2003 World Cup in South Africa where Glenn McGrath claimed record figures...
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Australia could rest players in final World Cup pool game against Scotland … which might hurt England
The fast and furious end to the T20 World Cup will open the door for Australian to rest players for a final pool match against Scotland but only if they secure passage to the next stage of the tournament with a win over Namibia on Wednesday. That plan could also have an impact on England’s...
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Jake Fraser-McGurk lauded as future of Australian T20 team
The Australian coaching staff is already preparing for the future even with eyes focused on winning the T20 World Cup, using the tournament to “connect” with batting dynamo Jake Fraser-McGurk who looms as the man to replace David Warner. Fraser-McGurk is in the Caribbean as a reserve player, along with fellow powerhouse batter Matt Short,...
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Coaching staff PLAYS for Australia in bizarre World Cup warm-up scenes
The Australian fielding coach took a catch off Josh Hazlewood’s bowling, the chairman of selectors George Bailey fielded at square-leg and the head coach came on when Hazlewood went off for a rest in the most bizarre T20 World Cup warm-up match ever. Even 49-year-old batting consultant Brad Hodge took the field against Namibia along...
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‘Buy in’: Smith, Cummins captaincy tension revealed in ‘chaotic’ Ashes moment
Australia may have drawn last year’s Ashes series to retain the urn, but a fresh documentary has unearthed some deep divisions that surfaced among the Aussie ranks during the six-week campaign. It particularly revealed itself around the fourth Test at Old Trafford, when the Aussies were smashed to all parts before rain allowed them to...
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‘He’ll see a lot’: Aussie star tips young gun’s Warner-like rise to open with big World Cup benefit
Star batter Travis Head believes emerging sensation Jake Fraser-McGurk will reap rich rewards from travelling to the Caribbean for the T20 World Cup next month as Australia seeks to add the short-form championship to its Test and one-day international titles. The 22-year-old, who has performed well for the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League,...
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McGurk, Short offer something different: Aus coach on pairs inclusion as travelling reserves for WC
Sydney: Australian cricket team coach Andrew McDonald said on Tuesday that charismatic young batter Jake Fraser-McGurk and all-rounder Matthew Short have been added as travelling reserves with the squad for the T20 World Cup in the Americas because they bring something different to the table. Fraser-McGurk, 22, in only his debut IPL season, gave an...
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‘I Can Still Perform At The Highest Level’, Says Khawaja On His Future In Australian Test Side
ICC Test Player: Left-handed opener Usman Khawaja, who will be turning 38 in December this year, believes he still has it in him to perform at the highest level for the Australian Test side in future. Khawaja, who’s played 73 Tests for Australia so far, won the ICC Test Player of the Year award for...
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