The road to the 2026 T20 World Cup for Australia

[cricketnut14]

19 games within the next 7 months :
5 v WI (A)
3 v SA (H)
3 v NZ (A)
5 v Ind (H)
3 v Pak (A)
T20 World Cup

time to get the team right with preparations for the world cup

squad for west indies:

M.Marsh (c)
M.Short
J.Inglis
C.Green
A.Hardie
C.Connolly
M.Owen
G.Maxwell
T.David
S.Abbott
B.Dwarshuis
N.Ellis
S.Johnson
J.Hazlewood
A.Zampa
M.Kuhnemann

Certainly not short on bowling options.

Some notable omissions : Cummins, Starc, Head (being rested I'm assuming).

Where do the likes of Fraser-McGuirk, Smith, Stoinis, Bartlett and Agar fit in ?

 

[corbies]

Mitchell Owen T20s

at Bellerive Oval: 9 matches, 352 runs @ 50.29, strike rate 200.00.

Not at Bellerive Oval: 27 matches, 295 runs @ 14.04, strike rate 165.73.

I do harbour some concerns about his international quality. Bellerive with its boundary dimensions and a pitch that is hard to bowl spin on suits his game perfectly. Outside of that I think there are still big question marks.

 

[big_e]

Selectors do love their shiny new toys, don't they?

 

[BGman]

M.Marsh (c)
M.Short
J.Inglis
C.Green
A.Hardie
C.Connolly
M.Owen
G.Maxwell
T.David
S.Abbott
B.Dwarshuis
N.Ellis
S.Johnson
J.Hazlewood
A.Zampa
M.Kuhnemann

Mitch Owen with his first international tour. Stoinis gone and with the the next T20 WC prob the last for Hazlewood, Starc, Zampa, Maxwell, Abbott, then I can see this being our future T20 side. Dwarhuis and Inglis getting a bit long in the tooth too, so adding Philippe, Konstas and Dixon, plus quicks Beardman, Anderson, Vidler.

Kuhnemann copping some over the top special treatment from George and Mac. Perhaps our future Test spinner but after Zamps retires isnt fellow leggie Tanveer Sangha his T20 successor?

 

[Juddernaut08]

India seem to play about double the amount of games as anyone else + have more money and interest domestically than anyone else.

In a knockout comp, anything can happen but they'd have to be heavy favourites to go all the way.

 

[Cleavy]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/canada-become-13th-team-to-qualify-for-t20-world-cup-2026-1491260

Canada have qualified

 

[Cleavy]

19 games within the next 7 months :
5 v WI (A)
3 v SA (H)
3 v NZ (A)
5 v Ind (H)
3 v Pak (A)
T20 World Cup

time to get the team right with preparations for the world cup

squad for west indies:

M.Marsh (c)
M.Short
J.Inglis
C.Green
A.Hardie
C.Connolly
M.Owen
G.Maxwell
T.David
S.Abbott
B.Dwarshuis
N.Ellis
S.Johnson
J.Hazlewood
A.Zampa
M.Kuhnemann

Certainly not short on bowling options.

Some notable omissions : Cummins, Starc, Head (being rested I'm assuming).

Where do the likes of Fraser-McGuirk, Smith, Stoinis, Bartlett and Agar fit in ?

Barlett and Fraser-McGuirk into the squad and Hazlewood (rested) and Johnson (injured) out

 

[cricketnut14]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/canada-become-13th-team-to-qualify-for-t20-world-cup-2026-1491260

Canada have qualified

so have the netherlands and italy

5 spots remaining

 

[Cleavy]

Mitch Owen debuting for Australia tomorrow.

Owen confirmed for Aussie T20 debut in Windies series opener | cricket.com.au

Hobart Hurricanes star to receive Australia T20 cap No.112 in series opener against West Indies

www.cricket.com.au

 

[Westend]

Mitch Owen debuting for Australia tomorrow.

Owen confirmed for Aussie T20 debut in Windies series opener | cricket.com.au

Hobart Hurricanes star to receive Australia T20 cap No.112 in series opener against West Indies

www.cricket.com.au

Team names Fraser in for short who has a side strain sent home

Mitch
Fraser
Inglis
Green
Maxwell
Owen
Connoly
Dwars
Abboot
Ellis
Zamps

 

[Cleavy]

I hope that isn't the batting order.

 

[Westend]

I hope that isn't the batting order.

I think it is why what’s wrong with it ?

 

[Cleavy]

I think it is why what’s wrong with it ?

Owen should be opening

 

[jb04]

Owen should be opening

If you only read half of the squad list, he is!

Australia's glut of Mitch's continues for another decade. They should have added Sweppo into the squad just to antagonise people like me.