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Big-hitters Jake Fraser McGurk and Matthew Short are likely to be Australia’s traveling reserves for the T20 World Cup, which begins on June 1 in the Americas. The 22-year-old McGurk has been in fine form for Delhi Capitals in the IPL. But the top-order batsman, who is yet to make his T20I debut, missed out on the 15-member provisional squad because Australia already have an established top three: David Warner, Travis Head and captain Mitchell Marsh. Batting all-rounder Short, on the other hand, has played nine of Australia’s last 14 T20Is, opening in five of them and has also been the Big Bash League player of the tournament in consecutive seasons. ]”Australia chairman of selectors George Bailey suggested Australia would take just one reserve to the Caribbean when the provisional squad was announced, but they are likely to add a second with the in-form Fraser-McGurk set to be named in the side of Short,” ESPNCricinfo reported.
Australia’s World Cup squad will fly to the Caribbean on Thursday for a training camp in Trinidad, which will include two practice matches against Namibia and the West Indies on May 28 and 30 respectively.
Head, Cameron Green, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Glenn Maxwell, who are all lined up to play in the IPL playoffs, will join the team later.
Players such as Marsh, Warner, Agar, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa, Matthew Wade, Nathan Ellis and Josh Inglis have played little cricket since the end of the Australian domestic summer in March.
As per ICC rules, only players named in the 15-man squad can compete in the warm-up games.
“Marsh, Hazlewood, Inglis, Zampa and Agar have trained in Brisbane over the last two weeks along with Short. Marsh is believed to have recovered from a hamstring injury but is yet to pitch,” the report added.
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