More than those who were selected in the Australia team, there is more discussion about those big names who missed the selection – none of the experienced batsman Steve Smith, young gun Jake Fraser-McGurk, experienced seamer Jason Behrendorff and all-rounder Matt Short are in the team. That is why the 2021 T20 World Cup champion team is in the news. On the other hand, spinner Ashton Agar has made a comeback despite not playing any T20 International since the 2022 T20 World Cup.

Marcus Stoinis, Tim David and Cameron Green are also counted as all-rounders in the team along with Glenn Maxwell. Mitchell Marsh is the captain – as a regular captain for the first time. Apart from England, Namibia, Scotland and Oman are in Australia's group. Group B means the group round is nothing more than a formality for Australia.

Strongest aspect of the team : Mitchell Marsh, after 3 T20 International series as interim captain in the last 12 months, is now the regular captain and the effect of this will be visible in his captaincy. The pace attack is the lifeblood of the team and now Nathan Ellis has also been added along with Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc.

team weakness : Ashton Agar was brought back into the team after a long period of poor fitness, but entry with such a big event is a big risk decision. The selectors, however, are counting on Ashton to be part of the front-line attack in the tournament along with Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Cam Green and Mitch Marsh. Although every team left out some special name, Australia left out the likes of Steve Smith, Matt Short, Jason Behrendorff, Aaron Hardy, Spencer Johnson and Xavier Bartlett – they also left out Jake Fraser-McGurk who played in the IPL. He is creating a stir, is in form and no one accepted this decision of the selectors. Even picked David Warner – despite his mediocre recent record.

Will keep an eye on these players :How to stop Travis Head? He certainly has the amazing temperament to play in big matches – if the form that created havoc in IPL continues here too, many records will be changed. Players like Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David and Wade are match winners. Green and Inglis are the surprise pack in the final 15 – they are the reason Fraser-McGurk and Smith were out and it is said about both of them that they can play multiple roles. Green – cover for injured Marsh and Stoinis while Inglis is the backup wicketkeeper – can bat at every number in the batting order.

how will the performance be : A lot will depend on the enthusiasm of Marsh, who is the captain of the team for the first time in a senior World Cup and that too a team like Australia which knows how to win a lot. Still, they have won the T20 World Cup title only once so far and now the intention is to further improve that record – they were champions in 2021. Won 62.50 percent matches – only India has a better record than this. They are placed at No. 2 in the team rankings and at No. 2 in both at 4/1 in the British betting market – past experience tells us it doesn't matter.

Team: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), David Warner, Adam Zampa.

Group match schedule and Indian match timeJune 06, 2024, Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados – 6.00 am vs Oman June 08, 2024, Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados – 10.30 pm vs England June 12, 2024, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua – 6.00 am vs Namibia June 16, 2024, Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia – 6.00 am vs Scotland

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