Australia have formed the final squad for the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, confirming their 15-man squad and tour. While Jake Fraser-McGurk and Matt Short select an unchanged group from the original playing squad list, they follow the squad as reserves.
That means there is still no place for Steve Smith or Jason Behredorff and Tanveer Sangha in the four-week tournament in the Caribbean and the USA.Mitchell Marsh will lead the team a
nd Australia have confirmed their promotion to full-time T20Is with the announcement of the starting squad on 1 May.Left-arm spinner Ashton Agar has earned a recall despite not having played in a T20I since the last T20 World Cup. On Australian soil in 2022, as Marcus Stoinis, Tim David and Cameron Green join Glenn Maxwell to make the final squad as all-rounders.Australian players and staff will arrive in the Caribbean in stages, with Indian Premier League competitors spending time at home before joining the squad.
Australia’s chairman of selectors, George Bailey, said Fraser-McGurk and Short made “damaging cases” for selection and would provide better protection if members of the squad were dropped during the tournament.”As the tournament progresses, the short turnaround between games makes it difficult to commit players in the short term in the event of an injury,” Bailey said.”Matt provides versatility for the team and Jake adds shot protection.””Both players have exciting talents that could add to the squad if needed. If not, the experience will be valuable in their development at the international level.
“Australia will open their World T20 campaign against Oman in Barbados on June 5 before Group B games against England, Namibia and Scotland.Aŭstralia lingvo: Mitchell Marsh (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa.
