ICC T20 World Cup 2022: “It Was A Little Bit Around His Death Bowling” – George Bailey Reveals Why Mitchell Starc Was Dropped vs Afghanistan
Published - 08 Nov 2022, 04:46 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:14 AM
Australia National Cricket Team chief selector George Bailey has revealed the real reason behind the non-selection of pace spearhead Mitchell Starc in the playing XI in the final Super 12 game of the side against Afghanistan National Cricket Team.
Australia’s decision to leave out Starc and include Kane Richardson in the playing XI didn’t go down well with many former cricketers and the Australian team management faced heavy criticism for their decision.
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Meanwhile, George Bailey said that one of the main reasons behind the non-selection of Starc in the playing XI against Afghanistan was his declining numbers at the death.
“It was a little bit around his death bowling. Due to the fact we were bringing Cameron Green in who can do a really good job through the middle and I think he did the other night, it was about attacking a bit earlier
“We’ve been pretty consistent with using Patty and Josh through the Powerplay and it meant we were going to look to use them a little earlier, then to push through the middle with ‘Zamps’ (leg-spinner Adam Zampa). It was a tactical decision, it was a match-up decision. People can make of that what they will – and clearly are.
“To be clear, just because someone’s not in an XI, it doesn’t mean we think they’re not a good player. It doesn’t remove the fact of whatever they might have done for Australia in the past. Unfortunately you can only pick 11,” George Bailey said.
I think his record held up pretty well through the tournament – George Bailey on Aaron Finch
George Bailey also defended captain Aaron Finch’s performance in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, saying “his record held up pretty well through the tournament.”
“A lot of people were getting a little confused with one day cricket and T20 cricket,” Bailey pointed out.
“And there’s a little bit of a difference there. A lot of teams have sort of had someone who played a bit of an anchor role and that seems to have been spruiked as a reason that other teams are having success. Finchy was almost morphing into that type of player for us. I think his record held up pretty well through the tournament.”
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