The road to the 2026 T20 World Cup for Australia

[ExchangeStatMan]

UAE V Nepal in the Warm Up game and the Emiratis are off to a relatively conservative start in Chennai. Big Muhammed Waseem departed in the powerplay. UAE are 41/1.

Former Melbourne Stars man, Sandeep is playing for the Nepal national team today.

UAE are playing at the same venue, as their World Cup opening game against New Zealand.

 

[010203]

I normally get up and about for ICC events, even the T20 'World Cups', but **** me it's hard to get up for this one. I don't want another tournament in the sub-continent for the foreseeable future.

 

[swanny1234]

Well if we did, 99% of Australian cricket fans would be thinking that's a pretty extreme measure. Which is exactly my point about Pak and Bangladesh's decision. Pak and India literally have nuclear missiles pointed at one another – so neutral grounds is necessary there. Bangladesh and India currently have strained relations over a number of issues, i get that, but not quite sure it's at that point yet. If Australia trusts security to do the job in Pakistan, surely it's safe for Bangladesh to play in India – possibly with the exception of West Bengal.

It’s not really about safety, that’s just the public excuse. It’s about standing up against a blatantly biased and corrupt system. The ICC and the BCCI are effectively the same organisation.

 

[swanny1234]

finishing 1st or 2nd may make a difference in terms of who they come up against

It actually doesn’t, the farcical nature of the group stage means that the teams have already been seeded into the 2nd round.

So for example - Australia can finish first or second - they’ll still end up in a group with India, South Africa and the West Indies (provided those teams also qualify) regardless of where they all finished in the first group.

It’s a ludicrous format, and it’s basically done to ensure India games are scheduled at the best times and the biggest grounds the whole way through to maximise $$.

ICC want to ensure they get the golden ticket of India v Australia in the next round (which is the second most profitable game particularly because they now aren’t getting India v Pakistan).

 

[Bedi]

It’s not really about safety, that’s just the public excuse. It’s about standing up against a blatantly biased and corrupt system. The ICC and the BCCI are effectively the same organisation.

you are dead right and do agree with everything you are saying, but sadly Bangladesh is the real loser out of all this.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

It’s not really about safety, that’s just the public excuse. It’s about standing up against a blatantly biased and corrupt system. The ICC and the BCCI are effectively the same organisation.

If people still need this explained to them, then they need to watch the documentary "Death Of A Gentleman" which pretty much explains the structure of world cricket.

 

[corbies]

Wonder if Webster would be considered if Tim David doesn't get up

Blokes with T20 strike rates of 120 don't go near international T20 sides and rightfully so.

 

[Bedi]

Blokes with T20 strike rates of 120 don't go near international T20 sides and rightfully so.

Have no idea how he's performed in the past but you'd think he has all the tools to make a success of it – esp his ability to bowl spin and pace

 

[ExchangeStatMan]

Im starting to feel probably more than ever having a T20 World Cup every 2 years devalues the meaning and significance of the even itself.

An ODI World Cup means more on a global scale, and even your average Indian pundit or cricket follower would agree.

 

[big_e]

Have no idea how he's performed in the past but you'd think he has all the tools to make a success of it – esp his ability to bowl spin and pace

Test performance is a poor indicator of T20I performance, no matter how much people in this thread want it to be otherwise.

 

[Cleavy]

All the kits for Men's T20 World Cup 2026 revealed | cricket.com.au

As the 20-team tournament draws near, every nation's playing kit has been revealed

www.cricket.com.au

feels weird that our kit (top) is green and South Africa's is yellow. should be the other way around

 

[Bedi]

All the kits for Men's T20 World Cup 2026 revealed | cricket.com.au

As the 20-team tournament draws near, every nation's playing kit has been revealed

www.cricket.com.au

feels weird that our kit (top) is green and South Africa's is yellow. should be the other way around

Also what's with Canada and the black? Not a fan of England in the red, while Scotland's purple shirt is putrid. Love Italy in the blue, while Pakistan's lime green is pretty iconic.

 

[ioppolo]

All the kits for Men's T20 World Cup 2026 revealed | cricket.com.au

As the 20-team tournament draws near, every nation's playing kit has been revealed

www.cricket.com.au

feels weird that our kit (top) is green and South Africa's is yellow. should be the other way around

England's kit makes me want to claw my eyes out. Namibia's could be easily mistaken for England of days gone by.

India's hits the mark, with that nostalgic tone of Blue.

 

[ioppolo]

Also what's with Canada and the black? Not a fan of England in the red, while Scotland's purple shirt is putrid. Love Italy in the blue, while Pakistan's lime green is pretty iconic.

Scotland have incorporated purple for a while now. Though I do prefer their dark navy of the 2007 world cup.

 

[big_e]

UAE going from all grey in 1996 to the graded blue and pink one was a huge step forward. And this year's shirt is a huge step backwards again.

 

[ExchangeStatMan]

Is there any way to watch Australia and the Netherlands tonight?

 

[Cleavy]

Is there any way to watch Australia and the Netherlands tonight?

I don't think it's televised?

 

[Moonwatcher]

England's kit makes me want to claw my eyes out. Namibia's could be easily mistaken for England of days gone by.

India's hits the mark, with that nostalgic tone of Blue.

I like England's shirt

 

[Jack Mundy]

Why aren't warm up matches odi status?

 

[Moonwatcher]

Why aren't warm up matches odi status?

Would allow teams to experiment

 

[010203]

The highlights from the India vs South Africa match looked like a game of stick cricket.

 

[Cleavy]

Why aren't warm up matches odi status?

well because they're not ODIs for starters...

 

[Jack Mundy]

well because they're not ODIs for starters...

Lol

 

[dumb]

oman quietly knocking off sri lanka a and zimbabwe

 

[ioppolo]

Why aren't warm up matches odi status?

The whole squad plays in these matches. The bowlers don't bat, and the batsman barely field.