Australia Team 2022: Complete analysis of Aaron Finch and Co. for T20 World Cup

Australia goes into Twenty20 World Cup tournament it will host as defending champions, an hor it’s hardly h time to savor since winning title last vember in Dubai.

It’s been a difficult and disrupted last two years for event because of COVID-19 pandemic. Originally, tournament was to be held in 2020 but in July of that year International Cricket Council postponed it due to pandemic. A month later, ICC confirmed that Australia would host rearranged tournament in 2022.

n, to complicate matters even more in event that is usually held every two years, T20 World Cup originally scheduled to take place in India in 2021 was moved to United Arab Emirates and Oman, where Australia — most prolific World Cup winner in 50-over format — won title for first time.

Australia beat New Zealand on v. 14 in last year's final. If it happens to successfully defend its title in final on v. 13 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, it will have been champion for a year and a day. And also become first country to win two T20 World Cup titles in a row.

Here are a few or things to kw about Australia at this year’s T20 World Cup, which starts Oct. 16

PLAYERS

Singapore-born allrounder Tim David, after being signed by Mumbai Indians for more than a million dollars in this year’s Indian Premier League auction, decided to be part of Australia’s squ. 26-year-old David played 14 T20 matches for Singapore in 2019 and 2020, averaging 46.5 with bat. David was born in Singapore but moved to Western Australia with his Australian family when he was 2 and was raised in Perth. “He is a highly gifted, natural ball striker who will d extra batting depth to group which has h a lot of success in T20 cricket," Australian selector George Bailey said of David when team was anunced.

Opener David Warner, last year’s championship star Mitchell Marsh and pace bowler Josh Hazlewood are among returnees from 2021 winning team. Warner agreed on Bailey's assessment of David, saying it was “really important” to have a player like him in team. On form, David is edging ahe of former test captain Steve Smith to get a start in team’s World Cup opener against New Zealand on Oct. 22. Warner said senior players in team needed to take pressure off David so he could play his way with a “clear mind.”

He described a recent innings where David produced a match-turning innings against West Indies after a run of wickets as “fearless cricket."

“That is what we like about our brand at moment," Warner said. “We are playing that. Everyone is owning ir own .”

Skipper Aaron Finch has moved around top order in warmup series against West Indies and England but is most likely to open with Warner in what could be his last tournament for Australia. He has alrey stood down as Australia's ODI captain.

BACKUP

Tall allrounder Cameron Green has been batting at top of order and bowling in warmup games and is on standby to join squ in case of injuries.

SOME AUSSIE HISTORY

Australia’s win in Dubai last year came after it chased down 172 runs to beat Kiwis by eight wickets, with Marsh belting an unbeaten 77 from 50 balls and Warner ding 53. Hazlewood took 3-16 in his four overs in his recall to short format. In 2010, Australia lost in final to England by seven wickets in West Indies. Australians have also me semifinals twice -- in 2007 and 2012.

AUSTRALIA WIDE TOUR

Australia is playing in Group 1 with Afghanistan, England, New Zealand and two qualifiers from preliminary phase. hosts will play a blockbuster opener against New Zealand at Sydney Cricket Ground in a replay of last year’s final. n team moves to Perth, Western Australia for a match three days later on Oct. 25 against Group A winner. Aussies also play Oct. 28 at MCG against England, Oct. 31in Brisbane against Group B runner-up and finishes preliminary round with a v. 4 encounter against Afghanistan in elaide.

SQU

Aaron Finch (captain), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matw We, David Warner, am Zampa.