Former Australia captain Tim Paine has provide you with an attention-grabbing ideas for Mitchell Marsh and his males forward of the T20 World Cup 2024. He has instructed Australia to pick Nathan Ellis as one of their tempo bowlers in the enjoying XI as an alternative of the standard trio – Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins. These three pacers have roughly performed in every of the previous few World Cups no matter the format.
But Paine desires Ellis to be picked and one of Hazlewood or Cummins to function in the XI throughout the World Cup. Ellis hasn’t been a daily in Australia’s T20I squad however has carried out at any time when he bought an opportunity. The 29-year-old has performed 14 T20Is and picked 24 wickets to this point. He was a reserve participant in Australia’s title run in T20 World Cup 2021 after which wasn’t picked for the mega occasion at dwelling the very subsequent 12 months.
“I think Australia have a great opportunity, and I hope they take it in this World Cup, and that is to pick Nathan Ellis. He would be my third quick. I think he just complements the other guys really well, he’s got a different skillset, comes from a different angle, different height, and think some variety in the attack will be really important to win this World Cup. I know you are going to ask me straightaway who aren’t you playing…I’m going to go Mitchell Starc, [he] is my out and out number one quick, I’m picking him, obviously going with Adam Zampa, and I’m doing to decide between Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins,” Paine mentioned whereas talking to ESPNCricinfo.
Interestingly, Starc received the Indian Premier League (IPL) final week with the Kolkata Knight Riders as he picked 17 wickets in the season together with two participant of the match performances in the Qualifier 1 and the ultimate. Cummins was additionally amongst wickets whereas main Sunrisers Hyderabad to the ultimate whereas Josh Hazlewood is one of the perfect bowlers for Australia particularly with the brand new ball. He delivered three maidens on the trot in the warm-up recreation in opposition to Namibia a few days in the past.
But in accordance to Paine, Ellis can simply be the proper foil to the bowling line-up that Australia at present possesses. “I’m going to pick one of them and I’m going to go with Nathan Ellis’ all-round skills, his ability to bowl all through the powerplay, I think his slower balls, he’s clever. His international record for the opportunities that he’s been given is outstanding and I think now is the right time…that’s not to say they [Cummins and Hazlewood] are not the best couple of bowlers in the country, they are outstanding bowlers, and will continue to be, I just think Nathan Ellis complements the rest of that attack really, really well,” he additional added.
Australia squad for T20 World Cup 2024: Mitchell Marsh (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa. Reserves – Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matt Short
