Hazlewood to miss start of T20 World Cup, Marsh shrugs off struggles

[ad_1] Speedster Josh Hazlewood will miss the early phases of the T20 World Cup as captain Mitch Marsh shrugs off Australia's lamentable capitulations of their warm-up collection in Pakistan.

Hazlewood, who has not performed any cricket since November, will stay in Sydney with selectors calling up Sean Abbott as a travelling reserve.

The 35-year-old Hazlewood tore a hamstring taking part in for NSW in a Sheffield Protect sport in November, then injured his Achilles tendon, which put him out of the Ashes collection.

Aussies thrashed by Pakistan Australia slumps to a 3-0 T20 collection defeat in Pakistan, main into this month's World Cup.

Hazlewood's absence is one other blow to Australia's Cup marketing campaign after fellow fast Pat Cummins was dominated out together with his lingering again harm.

Cricket Australia mentioned the injury-prone Hazlewood would stay residence throughout the early a part of the event, with out specifying a exact time-frame for his return.

"We felt with Josh it was extra sensible and useful for him to proceed his rehabilitation at residence in a well-recognized setting earlier than travelling to Sri Lanka," selector Tony Dodemaide mentioned in a press release on Monday.

Quick bowler Nathan Ellis will be part of the squad on Tuesday after overcoming a hamstring harm that dominated him out of the BBL finals.

Large-hitters Glenn Maxwell and Tim David will even be part of the touring occasion after lacking Australia's horror collection in Pakistan.

The guests ended their three-match shedding whitewash with a recent harm concern when star spinner Adam Zampa couldn't bat within the ultimate sport on account of a groin criticism.

Skipper Marsh admitted his crew had been outplayed with bat and ball within the collection, which concluded on Sunday with Australia's largest defeat in a T20 worldwide.

Captain Mitchell Marsh says Australia can bounce again from following a disappointing 3-0 collection loss to Pakistan. ( AP: Okay.M. Chaudary )

However Marsh defended his aspect's report in spin-friendly circumstances, insisting they had been eager for a worldwide trial towards the tweakers in Sri Lanka and India.

Marsh was grilled by native reporters in Lahore about issues towards high quality spin after the three matches in 4 days which Australia misplaced by rising margins — 22 runs, 90 and 111.

"In isolation and purely on this collection, we struggled," Marsh mentioned.

"However during the last 18 months, I believe we have been the most effective groups on the planet and we have performed spin very well.

"So we'll chat tonight, we'll take the learnings ahead. We'll transfer on to the World Cup and we all know we're an excellent aspect in all circumstances. So trying ahead to the World Cup."

Travis Head didn't play within the ultimate match in Lahore, with Marsh assured his return and the inclusion of skilled sub-continent T20 blasters Maxwell and David would make all of the distinction within the Cup.

"We all know circumstances can spin in Sri Lanka … and we additionally know that we have some extraordinarily good gamers of spin and expertise coming again," Marsh mentioned.

"So we have nice belief that we are able to play effectively in these circumstances.

"We definitely got here right here to try to win this collection, so full credit score to Pakistan for the way in which they performed.

"We had been outplayed in each sides. We clearly batted second in all of the video games [after losing the toss], and when chasing, definitely in these circumstances, you want to have the ability to kind a few partnerships, and we weren't in a position to try this.

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"Pakistan put us underneath good quantities of stress, so we could not get the job executed."

Requested for the positives, he mentioned: "I believed the way in which a few of our spinners bowled all through the collection.

"For me, among the guys who have not skilled these circumstances earlier than will even take these experiences ahead of their careers and hopefully study from them."

Pakistan wrapped up their victory simply as information was rising that their crew will boycott their World Cup group match towards India, scheduled for Colombo on February 15.

"I do not actually have a touch upon that. At this time limit, we'll the World Cup to simply deal with what we're doing and let all that stuff care for itself," mentioned Marsh.

"We'll the World Cup to try to win it, and we're solely targeted on that. Because the Australian crew, we belief the individuals which can be in place to maintain us protected and that is all I will say."