AUSSIES IN WORLD CUP T20
Australia enters the Twenty20 World Cup competition it will host as the reigning champions, a distinction it hasn't had much time to appreciate since winning the championship in Dubai last November. The COVID-19 pandemic has made the past two years for the event challenging and chaotic. The tournament was originally scheduled to take place in 2020, but the pandemic forced the International Cricket Council to postpone it in July of that year. The ICC announced a month later that Australia would host the rescheduled competition in 2022. Then, to further complicate the usually every-two-years event, the T20 World Cup that was originally planned to take place in India in 2021 was moved to the United Arab Emirates and Oman, where Australia—the tournament's most consistent winner in the 50-over format—won the championship for the first time. On November 14, 2017, Australia defeated New Zealand in the championship game. It will have been champion for a year and a day if it wins the final on Nov. 13 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and successfully defends its crown. in addition to becoming the first nation to win consecutive T20 World Cup championships. There is no doubt that Australia is among the most vicious teams in world cricket today, but the team also has a number of individuals capable of winning single-handedly for the team. One of their vulnerabilities in the competition will be the spin department. They don't have any elite side spinners. The role of spinners will be crucial because the competition will be played in Australia, which has expansive fields. The pace bowling unit, which can quickly and effectively shred the opposing batting order, represents the largest potential that Australia will be looking to capitalise on.
THE PLAYERS
Tim David, an all-rounder from Singapore who was acquired by the Mumbai Indians in this year's Indian Premier League auction for more than a million dollars, made the decision to join Australia's team. David, age 26, represented Singapore in 14 T20 matches in 2019 and 2020, batting on average 46.5. David was reared in Perth after moving to Western Australia with his Australian family when he was two years old. David was born in Singapore. When the selection was announced, Australian selector George Bailey described David as "a highly gifted, natural ball striker who will bring more batting depth to the group which has had a lot of success in T20 cricket." Among the players that returned from the 2021 winning squad are opener David Warner, last year's championship hero Mitchell Marsh, and fast bowler Josh Hazlewood. Warner concurred with Bailey's appraisal of David, stating that having a player of his calibre on the squad was "very vital." On current form, David is likely to start the team's World Cup opener against New Zealand on October 22 ahead of former test captain Steve Smith. David needed to be relieved of some of the team's burden, according to Warner, so he could play with a "clean mind."
He referred to a recent innings in which David, following a string of wickets, scored a match-winning century against the West Indies as "fearless cricket." "At the moment, that is what we like about our brand, "Added Warner." That is being played. Everyone has their own space now. In warm-up matches against England and the West Indies, Captain Aaron Finch has bounced about the top order; in what may be his final tournament for Australia, he'll likely open with Warner. His tenure as Australia's ODI captain is already over. Tall all-rounder Cameron Green has been bowling and hitting at the top of the order in exhibition games. In the event of injuries, he is prepared to join the team. The presence of match-winners on the team is Australia's greatest strength. There are quite a few bowlers who have the ability to alter the course of a match in only a few deliveries, such as Maxwell, Stoinis, Warner, Tim David, and others.
TOUR OF AUSTRALIA
With Afghanistan, England, New Zealand, and two more qualifiers from the preliminary round, Australia is participating in Group 1. In a rematch of the final from the previous year, the hosts will play a thrilling first match versus New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The team then travels to Perth, Western Australia for a match against the Group A champion on October 25. Australia's preliminary round matches also include England on October 28 at the MCG, the Group B runner-up on October 31 in Brisbane, and Afghanistan on November 4 in Adelaide.
SQUAD
The team's captain is Aaron Finch, while the other players are Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, and Adam Zampa.
