Team Australia is always rated as one of the favourites to win in almost every ICC event. The team featuring 5 times in the winner of the world Cup list announced a good mix of players for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. Check the complete detailed analysis of the Australia World Cup 2023 squad below.
Australia World Cup 2023 squad
The only setback that Australia had to suffer was of Ashton Agar, the all-rounder initially named in the World Cup squad but then ruled out due to an injury. However, this injury could be a blessing in disguise as Australia added Marnus Labuschagne as his replacement. Travis Head is another player who has suffered an injury, but he is expected to be fit in the latter half of the tournament, so he was retained in the squad.
Following is the Analysis of the World Cup squad of Australia for the World Cup 2023.
Australian Captain for World Cup 2023
Pat Cummins will lead Australia in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. Cummins has captained Australia in just 4 ODI matches but has won 3 out of them with a win percentage 75.
Pat Cummins is also the World Test Championship-winning captain of Australia. However, he will still be tested with his white ball captaincy, so it will be interesting to see how he leads Australia in a big event with the experience of just 4 ODI matches as captain.
Australia Batsmen for ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
Australia have a good mix of batsmen in their unit. Their experienced guns include David Warner, Steven Smith and Glenn Maxwell. Warner was the top performer of Australia during the India vs Australia ODI series. Warner has scored 390 runs this year in ODI cricket, averaging 43. Steven Smith has had a rough year in ODI cricket, averaging 27 in 6 games this year. However, Smith’s record in India is quite good.
The returning Glenn Maxwell has played fewer games this year due to injury, but we all know how good he is with the bat in the final overs. However, none of these big names are the best batters in Australia. The best batters currently in ODIs for Australia are Marnus Labuschagne and Mitchell Marsh.
Marnus has scored 464 runs, averaging 51 in ODIs this year, while Marsh has scored 417 runs, averaging 46 with the bat this year in ODIs. Labuschagne and Marsh have shown tremendous consistency and will play a key role for the Aussies in the World Cup. Travis Head is another batter who can bat well and score quick runs at any stage. Head also averages 40+ this year in ODI cricket with the bat.
Australian Bowlers for World Cup 2023
Australia has one of the best pace attacks for the World Cup 2023. Mitchell Starc leads the pace attack. Starc recently took a hat-trick in the first warmup game of the World Cup 2023 against the Netherlands. He has played 4 ODIs this year, has taken 9 wickets, and is all set for the mega event.
The other pacers include Josh Hazlewood, who controls his line and length greatly. Sean Abbott can sometimes be expensive, but he guarantees to take a wicket. The skipper Pat Cummins also adds great value to the pace attack. Although Cummins has played only 2 ODIs this year, his ODI bowling average is 27, and his economy is under 6. The other pace options are all-rounders Cameron Green, Mitchell Marsh and Marcus Stoinis. All of them can be either good or bad on a given day.
The spin attack of Australia comprises Glenn Maxwell and Adam Zampa mainly. Zampa is the top wicket-taker of Australia this year with 15 wickets in 9 games, but his economy is on the higher side. Glenn Maxwell just returned to the ODI side and took a 4-wicket haul against India in the final ODI of the series, proving that he can be hot to handle in supporting conditions.
Australia All-Rounders in World Cup 2023
Australia has plenty of all-rounders in their World Cup squad. Cameron Green, Mitchell Marsh and Marcus Stoinis are the three pace bowling all-rounders in the unit. Marsh has been outstanding with the bat for Australia. Green and Stoinis have also batted well and bowled fair enough. Among the spin-bowling all-rounders, Australia have Glenn Maxwell and Travis Head. Head and Maxwell bat well, while their spin bowling will be a valuable asset in Indian Conditions.
