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Cricket News: Talented batsman Jake Fraser-McGurk has shared his thoughts after missing Australia’s squad for the T20 World Cup

Young gun Jake Fraser-McGurk has shared his thoughts after missing Australia’s 15-man squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in the West Indies and USA. Speaking to the Willow Talk Cricket Podcast, the talented batsman admitted that it would have been very difficult to displace any of the players set to bat in the top seven.

“The communication was really good. There’s two ways you can look at it. You can look at it through, ‘This is what I’ve done to prove my case,’ and then there’s also, ‘Look, a month and a half ago I wasn’t even in the picture,’” he said.

World Cup cricket is a lot different to IPL and franchise cricket – Jake Fraser-McGurk

Fraser-McGurk has set the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) alight with his batting exploits. His first six matches yielded 259 runs at an extraordinary strike rate of 233.33, headlined by his magnificent 27-ball 84 against Mumbai Indians.

However, selectors decided against picking Fraser-McGurk, who is yet to play a T20 International. Also, the batsman himself said that the top three – where he does his best work – is set in stone.

“They [the selectors] probably had a good idea of what it [the squad] was a month-and-a-half ago trying to build that, how they can get the connection in that team,” he said.

“And it’s also hard to fit in. You’ve got David Warner, our best opener ever in three formats. You’ve got Travis Head, who’s lighting it up over here and has lit up for the past 18 months. And then Mitch Marsh is the same and he’s also the captain.”

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Fraser-McGurk also added that he can’t see himself batting at five or six given the resources Australia has in that area. Also, he has batted just 14 times from numbers four to seven, with 27 knocks in the top three.

“I can’t really see myself batting five or six because we’re pretty set there with Timmy David, Cam Green those sort of blokes. So that’s the way I think about it. That’s fine. There’s hopefully going to be more time for that,” he said.

“And if I do somehow get a travelling reserve [spot] then great, I can get a good experience there or something like that. But yeah, it didn’t really bother me a hell of a lot because I wasn’t in this position to sort of… feel like I’ve earned that yet.

“World Cup cricket is a lot different to IPL and franchise cricket.”

The selectors came in for criticism from fans regarding Fraser-McGurk’s ommission. However, there is little doubt his chances are coming with David Warner’s impending retirement.

The 22-year-old has played two ODIs so far, headline by an 18-ball 41 against West Indies earlier this year. With the 2025 ODI Champions Trophy, 2026 T20 World Cup, and 2027 ODI World Cup to come, Fraser-McGurk has plenty of time and opportunities ahead to thrive at international level.