Warner and Smith return to Australia squad for T20 World Cup

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Warner and Smith return to Australia squad for T20 World Cup

Sydney: August 20: Australia announced its squad for the T20 World Cup in Oman and the UAE. Aaron Finch shall lead the team in the T20 World Cup.

Opener David Warner and former skipper Steve Smith also returned to the team.

In last tours, Smith could not play due to an elbow injury and Warner was in rest.

Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Marcus Stoinis and Pat Cummins are also back in action after missing the recent tours.

Selectors included uncapped Josh Inglis in place of Carey.

As said by George Bailey, ‘He’s (Josh Inglis) a really good player of spin and also really powerful as well. A really great all round player.’
Bailey was confident that this squad will do well in World T20.
He said, ‘It’s a squad that is adaptable and flexible. We have a number of batters who have experience at the top but also through the middle order’.
“We are confident this squad has the ability to take the side deep into what will be an extremely competitive tournament,” the cricketer-turned-selector was quoted as saying by Cricket Australia.

“We have some of the best players in the world in their respective roles combined with the collective experience to succeed against the very best T20 sides in the world,” he added.

Australia squad for T20 World Cup:
Aaron Finch (C), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins (VC), Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade (WK), David Warner, Adam Zampa.

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Travelling reserves: Daniel Christian, Nathan Ellis, Daniel Sams.

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