Mike Hussey wants http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CJ-McKay-c1265 to play World T20 warm-ups – Cricket News Update
Senior Australia batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
While speaking to media reporters at the pre-event press conference in Colombo, on Friday, the hard-hitting batsman urged the team management to quickly finalize the best XI for the marquee tournament, commencing in Hambantota, next Tuesday. However, he also suggested the selectors to give McKay a chance to prove his mettle in the warm-up fixtures.
"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 on Friday. “He'll definitely get a chance in a couple of warm-up games to show his worth," he went on to add.
McKay, the 29-year-old Victorian medium pacer, missed the recently concluded limited overs series (three ODIs and three T20Is) against Pakistan in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 due to a hamstring injury.
After having completely recovered from the niggle, the gangling seamer is pressing for selection for Saturday’s warm-up match against the Black Caps, at Colombo (NCC).
However, during his absence from the squad in the UAE series the Aussie selectors found a settled pace attack in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558.
All-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746’s highest ranked bowler in the shortest format of the game, while Cummins and Starc proved their worth by picking three wickets apiece during 94-run win over Pakistan in the third T20, at Dubai earlier this week.
Starc was also Australia’s wrecker in chief during the three-ODI series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, and this could make things tough for lacklustre McKay.
Hussey, the 37-year-old left-handed batsman from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Western-Australia-c865, also insisted at the importance of a settled line-up.
"Twenty20 is such an up-and-down game really that it's nice if you can find your balanced team and then you http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adrian-Roger-Kirshaw-Pierson-c42135 with it for as long as possible," said the veteran middle-order batsman.
"Give the players the confidence to be able to go out there and know that this one innings or this one bowling performance isn't the be-all and end-all," he added further.
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