SYDNEY: Ball-tamperers Steve Smith and David Warner were on Monday selected for Australia´s World Cup squad, but there was no room for Josh Hazlewood or Peter Handscomb. They were eligible for the final two games of Australia´s recent limited-overs tour against Pakistan, but selectors preferred that they eased themselves back at the Twenty20 Indian Premier League. It left coach Justin Langer with a dilemma on the back of the defending World Cup champions winning eight one-day internationals on the trot, against India and Pakistan. As with the batsmen, Australia´s selectors faced a bowling conundrum as they target a record sixth World Cup triumph. Depth of talentPat Cummins will spearhead the attack while Mitchell Starc, the 2015 World Cup player of the tournament, has been recalled after being sidelined with a muscle tear since early February.

Source: Pakistan Today April 15, 2019 02:03 UTC