Mike Hussey backs McKay to play World T20 warm-up matches – Cricket News Roundup – Part III – September 14, 2012
Veteran Australia batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CJ-McKay-c1265 to get a chance to prove himself in the World T20 warm-up matches.
"He (McKay) has proven he's done very well in one-day cricket and T20 over a period of time,” Australia's No.3 batsman Hussey said while addressing the pre-tournament press conference, in Colombo on Friday. “He'll definitely get a chance in a couple of warm-up
games to show his worth," the left-hander added further.
McKay, the 29-year-old Victorian medium-pace bowler, missed the recently concluded limited overs series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558 for a
spot in Australia’s pace attack for the marquee tournament.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Bradley-Hogg-c59047 has said that he is enjoying his second stint with the Australian cricket team and has vowed to help the country win its maiden T20 title.
The 41-year-old Western http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, was recalled into the national T20 squad earlier this year, four years after he had announced retirement from international cricket.
"I’m just enjoying playing cricket and I am very fortunate to play international cricket again," said the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Western-Australia-c865 off-spinner, who was part of Australia’s one-day World Cup-winning squads in 2003 and 2007. "I’m happy we won two World Cups. To win
a World T20 will cap off everything," he went on to add.
Australia’s T20 captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Bailey-c1480 on Thursday warned that his teammates are dead serious to win the country its first World T20 title in the history.
Australia, the four-time ODI world champs and a Test super power of past, are yet to prove their mettle in the shortest format of the game. Their best finish in the World T20 to date is reaching the final in 2010.
Bailey, who took over as Australia’s T20 skipper in January, said that his side did not take T20 cricket serious in the past and this is the reason behind their unimpressive stats in this format of the game. However, he warned the opposition teams that their
approach has altered and they are eager to win the title.
"It's one trophy we don't have in our cabinet and it's something we're looking to rectify," said the Tasmanian top-order batsman. "It's a bit of a process, Australia didn't really take T20 that seriously, I certainly think that's changed,” he added further.
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