T20 World Cup 2024 – Fraser-McGurk and Smith out of Australia T20 World Cup squad, Marsh named captain

Fraser-McGurk’s omission will cause an uproar in Australia after his impressive performance in the IPL where he scored three wickets in six innings at 233.33 despite not playing a T20I yet. and made only two ODI appearances.

Smith’s omission does not surprise him that much despite being left out of the World Cup squad for the first time in ten years in any way. But Smith has been out of Australia’s first-choice T20I squad for much of the 2022 World Cup. He was given the opportunity to open in two T20Is against India last November and another two against New Zealand in February but failed to open the charge to remove Australia who held the top three.

The selectors chose to trust their experienced trio of Travis Head, David Warner and Marsh who dominated the ODI world cup last year. They have also had a long time to adjust the middle order with Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David and Wade likely to be in the starting XI.

Green and Inglis are preferred to Fraser-McGurk and Smith in the final 15 because they can play multiple roles. Green provides cover for the injured Marsh and Stoinis, while Inglis is the back-up but has batted almost everywhere in the order with success.

Chairman of selectors George Bailey explained the reasons why Agar and Green were chosen from the 15 ahead of other candidates.

“We believe Ashton can play an important role in this tournament along with Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Cam Green and Mitch Marsh to complement our forward lines,” said Bailey.

“The available scoring options allow for a tailored approach for each location and competitor.”

“Steve Smith, Matt Short, Jason Behrendorff, Aaron Hardie, Spencer Johnson and Xavier Bartlett were all part of the lengthy discussions, along with a few others, including Jake Fraser-McGurk who is yet to play T20 International cricket but continues to impress and improve. quickly,

“Being forced into a squad of 15 players that will play in the World Cup is always a challenge when you look at the different situations and the options that we would like to include. We will continue to monitor the few players who missed the first team and note that if we wish to make changes to this team, we have the option to do so in the coming weeks in accordance with the ICC rules.

“Ultimately the balance of the final 15 needs to give the best chance of success in this campaign.”

Marsh said he was very happy to lead the team in the World Cup.

“It was a great privilege to play for my country and now it is a great honor to lead the team in the World Cup,” said Marsh.

“I’m very grateful to have such a great group of people in our players and staff. We’ve had strong success in recent times and I hope that continues in what looks to be an open tournament. [McDonald]coaches, players and staff.”

Australia T20 World Cup 2024 squad

Mitchell Marsh (captain), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), David Warner , Adam Zampa