Head rejects claim 'fully committed' Australia didn't care about T20 World Cup

[ad_1] Travis Head has hit again on the public narrative suggesting Australia's cricketers failed on the T20 World Cup as a result of they don't care as a lot for the format.

"The gamers' perspective and a staff perspective, there's 100 per cent dedication to the whole lot," Head informed reporters in Adelaide on Tuesday.

"There is not any one format that performs greater than every other.

"You are enjoying a World Cup … we carve that out and we plan as finest we will.

Australia was shocked by Zimbabwe in its second match earlier than being drubbed by Sri Lanka in its third on the T20 World Cup. ( Getty Pictures: Matthew Lewis/ICC )

"I believe it is in all probability extra a public opinion that so many extra folks love Take a look at cricket greater than they love T20 cricket."

Head and Australia's T20 staff crashed out of the World Cup on the group stage.

They beat minnows Eire and Oman, however losses to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka consigned Australia to an early exit.

"Lots of people would draw lengthy bows when Australian cricket groups do not win," Head stated.

"There must be a cause. Individuals need a cause. Typically there may be, typically it is onerous to elucidate.

"We weren't adequate. So everybody can draw their very own conclusions however we all know as a staff we have been totally dedicated."

Head, who will play for South Australia within the subsequent Sheffield Protect spherical earlier than travelling to play within the Indian Premier League (IPL), stated the difficulties of a T20 World Cup marketing campaign shouldn't be undersold.

"We discuss it loads, world cups and event play," he stated.

"However usually we've got been fairly good at navigating by means of these conditions.

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"Some groups in all probability aren't as larger ranked as they could possibly be … and it is onerous to navigate by means of that, it is difficult. You see good groups miss on a regular basis.

"We have been on that facet of issues the place we weren't adequate on the proper instances and we weren't capable of get ourselves by means of into Tremendous Eights.

"The place I believe naturally in world cups gone previous we've got hit a number of roadblocks on the way in which, we've got discovered a manner by means of it and been capable of downside resolve on the go and located ourselves on the pointy finish of the event.

"This yr wasn't to be."

Head stated the shortest format was fickle by nature.

"Typically T20 cricket might be, not luck of the draw, however you've got 5 days to win a Take a look at match and usually one of the best staff wins," he stated.

"I believe it comes right down to typically a participant can win it on their evening in T20 cricket, so it is a bit extra unpredictable.

"It is why you see so many extra unpredictable outcomes and within the Take a look at format why you in all probability see the identical three or 4 groups across the mark within the Take a look at World Championship and who competes for these trophies."