Axe tipped to fall after World Cup shambles

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Former Australian accelerated bowler Stuart Clark has flagged a immense overhaul of the Australian T20 side, pursuing the team's nonaccomplishment to marque the knockout stages of the World Cup.

England's triumph implicit Sri Lanka condemned Australia to 3rd spot successful its group, with lone the apical 2 sides advancing to the semi finals.

It was a disappointing run for the location side, who was thrashed by New Zealand, and past allowed some Ireland and Afghanistan to get person than they should have, destroying immoderate hopes of Australia improving its all-important nett tally rate.

Ireland recovered from 5-25 to marque 137, portion from 6-103, Afganistan made 7-164, astir pulling disconnected an improbable victory.

Mitchell Starc was dropped for the last match, portion Pat Cummins was likewise disappointing.

Of the batters, David Warner made conscionable 44 runs astatine a onslaught complaint of 107.

"They volition person a debrief and a spot of psyche searching," Clark told the BBC.

"There's immoderate guys who person been astir for a while, and we person to commencement looking to immoderate younger guys.

"I deliberation this particularly applies to the bowlers who play each 3 formats. The questions are going to beryllium asked astir what our squad volition look similar for the adjacent T20 World Cup, and I deliberation fractional these guys won't beryllium there."

Australia isn't scheduled to play different T20 lucifer until August, leaving selectors plentifulness of clip to see the make-up of the broadside that volition contention the 2024 World Cup successful the West Indies and United States.

Australia lone has 1 batter ranked successful the apical 30 successful the satellite successful the shortest signifier of the game, and that's Aaron Finch, who has apt played his past crippled for his country.

Finch, who turns 36 this month, has had statistically the worst twelvemonth of his T20 International career.

His mean and onslaught complaint has declined each twelvemonth since 2018.

Speaking aft Australia's World Cup elimination, the opener said helium wouldn't beryllium rushed into a determination connected his future.

"No, I'm not going to retire. Not conscionable yet," Finch said.

"I'll play Big Bash and spot wherever we beryllium aft that, but I'm inactive enjoying playing cricket, playing T20.

"There's not different planetary T20 until August, truthful there's rather a agelong break. Still plentifulness of clip to beryllium capable to measurement each that up."

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