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Cricket News: Australia announce T20 World Cup squad | Australia announces their T20 World Cup squad with key inclusions and omissions
Australia has made some big calls in selecting their T20 World Cup squad. Josh Inglis, the talented and uncapped wicketkeeper-batsman, has earned his first international call-up in Australia’s 15-man squad for the showpiece tournament.
Inglis makes the squad on the back of a terrific Vitality Blast campaign with Leicestershire. The keeper-batsman smashed 531 runs in 14 matches at a strike rate of nearly 176. He replaces Alex Carey and Josh Philippe, who have both been dropped, as the backup wicket-keeper option to Matthew Wade.
National selector chair George Bailey was full of praise for Josh Inglis. “Josh has been on our radar for some time with his performances in white ball cricket and more recently in the Vitality Blast where he topped the run charts,” said Bailey.
“He offers the squad flexibility in the batting order with his adaptability, counterattacking ability and power striking. He is a player we are excited about for the future,” Bailey continued.
Australia T20 World Cup squad
Australia’s stars, who were missing in the tough tours of West Indies and Bangladesh, have been named. Pat Cummins, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner and Steve Smith are part of the 15-man contingent, as is Aaron Finch who is confident of recovering in time for Australia’s quest to win the T20 World Cup for the first time ever.
Carey, Philippe, along with with Moises Henriques, Ashton Turner and Andrew Tye have been left out after Australia slumped to terrible defeats in West Indies and Bangladesh, including a 62-all out horror show in the final T20I in Dhaka.
Nathan Ellis, who took a hat-trick on T20I debut in Bangladesh, along with Dan Christian and Daniel Sams, have been named as travelling reserves.
