Windies win T20 World Cup

Updated October 08, 2012 12:23:48

West Indies captain Darren Sammy hailed Sunday's World Twenty20 triumph as the start of a new golden chapter for Caribbean cricket.

The West Indies secured a 36-run victory over Sri Lanka in a dramatic final in Colombo, its first world title since the 50-over World Cup triumph under Clive Lloyd in 1979.

"This is just the start, we will go far," Sammy said.

The West Indies, restricted to 6 for 137 after electing to bat, hit back to bowl the hosts out for 101 in front of 35,000 spectators at the Premadasa stadium that included Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse.

Sammy's men handed Sri Lanka their fourth defeat in a major final since 2007.

"This is the start of something special for the West Indies team and the fans back home," said Sammy.

"I will always cherish this moment. The team has been through a lot in the past few years, but there was belief amongst us that we could win the World T20.

"Today we were down and out, but our never-say-die attitude came out. We expected Sri Lanka to come hard at us and they did, but we never gave up and that helped us win."

Sammy said people back home will celebrate the win wildly because they had craved for years for a success like this.

"From Jamaica to Guyana the party must have started," he said. "And I tell you we know how to party. I am sure they will need a lot of bartenders out there tonight."

Sammy showered praise on middle-order batsman Marlon Samuels, who engineered the victory with a superb 78 off 56 balls that included six sixes and three boundaries.

"He has been brilliant in this tournament and lived up to our expectations," said Sammy of Samuels, who served a two-year-ban from 2008 to 2010 for alleged links with bookmakers.

Samuels' brilliant strokeplay, which earned him the man of the match award, helped the West Indies add 105 runs in the last 10 overs after it was reduced to 32-2 from the first 10.

He was particularly severe on Lasith Malinga whose four overs went for 54 runs.

Sri Lanka lost opener Tillekeratne Dilshan for a duck to a superb swinging delivery from Ravi Rampaul, but with Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara at the crease the hosts looked well capable of victory.

After a stand of 42, in the space of three overs Sangakkara holed out to Kieron Pollard off Samuel Badree and the skipper was caught by his opposite number Sammy when reverse-sweeping Sunil Narine.

In between these dismissals, Sammy (2 for 6), who earlier contributed a crucial 26 off 15 balls, bowled the dangerous Angelo Matthews for one.

With these three gone the Sri Lankan cause was effectively lost.

Defeat was especially harsh on spinner Ajantha Mendis who took 4 for 12 to finish the tournament as the leading wicket-taker.

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First posted October 08, 2012 06:57:11

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Southern Stars win World Twenty20

Updated October 08, 2012 06:11:36

Jess Cameron's show with the bat and Lisa Sthalekar's all-round skills have helped Australia retain the Women's World Twenty20 title with a close four-run victory over England.

Put in to bat, the defending champions made 4 for 142 from their 20 overs, riding on a strong opening partnership.

England lost wickets at regular intervals during their chase and required 16 off the last over but managed 11 to reach 9 for 138.

Danielle Hazel needed to hit a six off the last ball for a victory but she could get just a single sparking widespread celebrations in the Australian camp.

"So proud of this team," an emotional Australian captain Jodie Fields said during the prize distribution ceremony.

"I love this jersey. Whenever you put this jersey on, you have to fight hard.

"England played a really good match but we had the belief in our team."

Jess Jonassen picked up 3 for 25, while Sthalekar and Julie Hunter shared four wickets between them as Australia dropped a number of catches.

Skipper Charlotte Edwards (28) top-scored for England and kept the team in the hunt with four boundaries and a six, but the 2009 champions lost their way after her dismissal.

"Last 18 months we have worked towards this. It didn't go our way, but congratulations to Australia," Edwards, who was adjudged the player of the tournament, said.

"We didn't bowl well up front and just couldn't pin them. I wouldn't change the decision to bowl first. Our bowling is good, the wicket is still good.

"It still came down to six off the last ball. It wasn't to be a fairytale, but hope we have done the country proud."

Meg Lanning (25) and Alyssa Healy (26) notched up 51 for the opening wicket for Australia to build a solid platform and then Cameron (45) and Sthalekar (23 not out) added another 51 for the third to set England 143 for a win.

Reuters

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First posted October 07, 2012 23:03:34

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Southern Stars through to World Twenty20 final

Updated October 06, 2012 09:42:07

Defending champions Australia will face England in the women's World Twenty20 final after cruising past West Indies by 28 runs in Colombo.

Seamer Julie Hunter claimed 5 for 22 as the Southern Stars, restricted to 7 for 115 after electing to bat, shot West Indies out for 87 in the semi-final at the Premadasa Stadium.

Lisa Sthalekar marked her 50th Twenty20 international with a top score of 23 and then conceded just six runs in her four overs to help Hunter fashion the Southern Stars' emphatic win.

The Southern Stars take on arch rivals England in Sunday's final looking to avenge a seven-wicket defeat during the league phase in Galle.

"We have great belief in the team," Southern Stars captain Jodie Fields said.

"It would have been nice to get 140, but we knew 115 was enough with the bowling we have.

"We can't wait for the final."

The Southern Stars began the match on the wrong foot when Alyssa Healy was dismissed off the second ball and Jess Cameron fell in the third over, both wickets going to left-arm spinner Shanel Daley.

Sthalekar was supported in the recovery by Alex Blackwell (21), while Fields boosted the total with an unbeaten 19.

West Indies collapsed to 4 for 28 before Juliana Nero (31) and Daley (25) revived their hopes with a fifth-wicket stand of 48. But the last six wickets fell for 11 runs.

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First posted October 05, 2012 22:52:46

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World Cup Cricket Takes Out The Best From Players

Watson destroys India in World T20

Updated September 29, 2012 13:59:34

All-rounder Shane Watson claimed his third successive man-of-the-match award as Australia swept past India by nine wickets in their World Twenty20 Super Eights clash.

Watson (3 for 34) and 19-year-old paceman Pat Cummins (2 for 16) helped restrict India to 7 for 140 before Watson (72 off 42 balls) and David Warner (63 not out from 41 deliveries) thrashed India's bowlers all around Colombo's Premadasa Stadium.

Openers Warner and Watson shared a national-record partnership of 133 as Australia powered their way to 1 for 141 with 5.1 overs to spare.

Watson hit seven sixes, equalling partner Warner's Australian Twenty20 record.

Irfan Pathan was the biggest victim among India's attack with 0-19 from one over.

But it was India's decision to play frontline spinners Ravi Ashwin (0-32 off 3.5 overs), Harbhajan Singh (0-20 off four) and Piyush Chawla (0-14 off one) that backfired in the wet conditions.

It is one that drew immediate criticism from Indian fans on social media especially as destructive opener Virender Sehwag was dropped to accomodate them.

"There was no real grip for them," India captain MS Dhoni said of the challenge faced by his slow bowlers.

"That was the main reason we were unable to put pressure on them."

Watson said the Aussies were prepared for India to play three specialist spinners plus left-arm slow bowler Yuvraj Singh.

"There's also a chance there's going to be some rain around, especially here in Colombo," Watson said.

"You've got to make the most of conditions that you've got."

Watson said Cricket Australia's decision to rest him from the one-day series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates in late August left him feeling refreshed mentally.

Watson returned to the national squad for the Twenty20s against Pakistan in Dubai earlier this month, adding 111 for the first wicket with Warner in game three of the series.

"I came off a five-week break. It was a time I was able to get some physical strength and fitness but also have a bit of a mental break as well, to be able to hit this Twenty20 World Cup running," Watson said.

"The games in Dubai were a brilliant lead-up for us to be able to adjust to the heat like we have here.

"At the moment a few things are falling my way nicely.

"We've certainly got the quality of players to be able to have a lot of success in this tournament."

Australia's second of three games in the Super Eights phase is against South Africa on Sunday night (8pm AEST).

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First posted September 29, 2012 07:03:35

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Pakistan blast Bangladesh out of T20 World Cup

Updated September 26, 2012 05:59:20

Pakistan bludgeoned Bangladesh out of the World Twenty20 and successfully reached the Super Eights round with a ruthless batting display.

Imran Nazir's brilliant 72 and skipper Mohammad Hafeez's 45 helped take Pakistan past Bangladesh's challenging 6 for 175 in Pallekele, after already overhauling the target needed to go through on net run-rate.

Shakib Al Hasan had smashed a record 84 for Bangladesh, who needed to win by 36 runs to go through, raising the prospect of a shock upset against the former champions.

But those hopes were quickly dashed by opener Nazir's career-best knock, including nine boundaries and three sixes in 36 balls, which made up the bulk of Pakistan's 124 for the opening wicket with Hafeez.

Even when both fell in one Abul Hasan over, Nasir Jamshed (29 not out) and Kamran Akmal (22 not out) ensured the win was achieved with eight balls to spare as Pakistan wrapped it up with 2 for 178, joining New Zealand in the next round.

"It's a great team effort, the boys have shown the right attitude so far in this tournament," said Hafeez.

"Our bowlers tried well but there is a little bit of a concern about the fast bowlers, still I am very happy as captain because the team are responding to me," said Hafeez, whose pace trio conceded 93 in nine overs.

Rahim was happy with Bangladesh's efforts in a high-pressure situation.

"The pressure was on us but Hasan played very well. We can take some positives out of this and go home and work on a few things," said Rahim.

After Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat, left-hander Hasan hit his second Twenty20 fifty and added 68 runs for the third wicket with skipper Mushfiqur Rahim (25).

Hasan, whose previous Twenty20 best of 57 came against Ireland at Belfast earlier this year, smashed 11 boundaries and two sixes during his 54-ball knock, improving Nazimuddin's previous best of 81, against Pakistan at Nairobi in 2007.

Opener Tamim Iqbal hit five boundaries in his 12-ball 24 before he was unfortunately run out. It was Hasan who punished every Pakistani bowler, with Umar Gul going for 43 runs in his three overs.

Pakistan were sloppy in the field, with Sohail Tanveer dropping a sitter off Rahim and Shahid Afridi failing to hold on to a sharp chance off Hasan - both in one over by Yasir Arafat, who was best bowler with 3 for 25.

The Super Eights, which decide the semi-finalists, start in Pallekele on Thursday, with Sri Lanka taking on New Zealand and England playing the West Indies in Group One.

Pakistan, India, South Africa and Australia are in a highly competitive Group Two, highlighted by the fact that all four teams are unbeaten so far.

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First posted September 26, 2012 05:59:20

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India, Pakistan claim World T20 wins

Updated September 24, 2012 09:11:04

Arch-rivals India and Pakistan stayed on course for a highly-awaited Super Eights clash in the World Twenty20 with contrasting wins on Monday morning (AEST).

India demolished defending champion England by 90 runs in a group A match in Colombo after Pakistan had pipped New Zealand by 13 runs in group D in Pallekele.

Both India and Pakistan are almost certain to be drawn in the same Super Eights group, with a match between the sub-continental giants scheduled to be played in Colombo on September 30.

India is already assured of a place in the Super Eights, while Pakistan takes on Bangladesh in its last league match needing a win to advance.

Harbhajan Singh grabbed 4 for 12 on his return after a year in the wilderness as a new-look India outplayed England in front of 20,000 spectators at the Premadasa stadium in Colombo.

Rohit Sharma hit an unbeaten 55 off 33 balls as India scored 4 for 170 before England was shot out for its lowest T20 total of 80 in 14.4 overs.

India rested seamer Zaheer Khan, spinner Ravi Ashwin and opener Virender Sehwag for the match that held only academic interest since both teams had already made it to the Super Eights.

Harbhajan, 32, who had been out of favour with the selectors since August last year before being recalled for the World Twenty20, claimed a wicket off his second delivery when he came on in the sixth over.

When his spell finished in the 12th over, England had slumped to 8 for 60 and lost its ninth wicket also at the same total.

England was in danger of falling for the lowest ever total in Twenty20 internationals - 67 by Kenya against Ireland in 2008 - before the last-wicket pair of Steven Finn and Jade Dernbach prevented the humiliation.

But the total still fell below England's previous lowest score of 88 against the West Indies at the Oval last year.

Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla, who was also an unexpected selection for the match, claimed 2 for 13 and seamer Irfan Pathan took 2 for 17 as England faltered against both pace and spin.

Other notable contributions for India came from Gautam Gambhir, who made 45, and Virat Kohli, who smashed 40 off 32 balls.

"It's been a hard year being out of the side," an emotional Harbhajan said.

"Other boys were doing really well, so it was really difficult for me to make a comeback.

"For me this was an important game. Getting a wicket off the second ball gave me a lot of confidence.

"This India shirt is everything for me. I don't know what I would do if not playing for India."

England captain Stuart Broad conceded his team played poorly.

"Poor all round really," he said. "We were okay with 171, but India bowled really well.

"We played across the line too much. I don't agree we can't play spin. Certainly in training we have been learning.

"We have had a very bad day, but that does not affect the rest of the tournament. It does not change where we go."

In Pallekele, another offspinner Saeed Ajmal took four wickets as Pakistan kept its nerve to pull off an exciting win over New Zealand in its first match in the tournament.

Ajmal's 4 for 30 helped Pakistan restrict New Zealand to 9 for 164 after setting the Black Caps a daunting 178-run target on the back of a career-best 56 from Nasir Jamshed.

Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez said he was confident his bowlers would win the game.

"We have good variations in our bowling and Ajmal was once again outstanding," he said.

"Once we got Brendon McCullum out, we were sure of winning."

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First posted September 24, 2012 09:05:46

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Proteas send Zimbabwe out of World Cup

Updated September 21, 2012 06:23:43

Jacques Kallis recorded the best Twenty20 figures for his country to inspire South Africa to a convincing 10-wicket win over Zimbabwe in a Group C match at Hambantota on Thursday.

The 36-year-old all-rounder grabbed 4 for 15 and was well supported by Morne Morkel's 2 for 16 as Zimbabwe were kept down to 8 for 93 - their second lowest total in all Twenty20 internationals - after they were put into bat.

Openers Richard Levi then notched 50 not out and Hashim Amla an unbeaten 32 to knock off the low target in the 12.4 overs to cap a comfortable victory for one of the title favourites in this 12-team competition.

The defeat meant Zimbabwe becomes the first team to go out of the tournament after a one-sided match watched by just 1,000 fans in Mahinda Rajapaksa stadium.

Levi hit six boundaries off 43 balls, while Amla hit three off 33 deliveries.

"I am very happy with the start," South Africa skipper AB de Villiers said.

"I back my pace bowlers to do well on this kind of deck and hopefully it's the same for the next game.

"We've improved a lot facing spin in these conditions, so can't wait to take on what's coming our way."

Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor said his team was disappointed, but promised to come back strongly in future events.

"It's definitely disappointing and the end of the road," said Taylor. "South Africa showed what a classy bowling line-up they are. We are a team that is going to bounce back sharply."

Zimbabwe failed against a ruthless South African pace quartet, led by Kallis and Morne Morkel.

Craig Ervine top-scored with 37, and added 35 for the fourth wicket with Stuart Matsikenyeri (11), to help Zimbabwe just avoid their lowest total of 84 in all Twenty20 internationals, made against New Zealand in 2010.

Morne Morkel dismissed Vusi Sibanda (nought) and Brendan Taylor (four) in his first two overs before Kallis polished off the middle-order with the wickets of Matsikenyeri and Elton Chigumbura off successive deliveries in his first over.

He then dismissed Graeme Cremer (six) and Ervine to improve on Morne Morkel's 4 for 17 against New Zealand in 2007 which was the previous best bowling by a South African in a Twenty20 match.

Hosts Sri Lanka, who beat Zimbabwe by 82 runs, play South Africa in the final Group C match on Saturday.

The top two teams from each of the four groups will advance to the Super Eights round.

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First posted September 21, 2012 06:23:43

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World Twenty20 boasts plenty of contenders

Updated September 17, 2012 08:24:43

The World Twenty20 explodes into action this week in tropical Sri Lanka with no runaway favourite and upsets likely in cricket's shortest and least predictable form.

At least half of the 12 participating nations will consider themselves strong contenders to lift the trophy in Colombo on October 7, with the others hopeful of living up to the event's reputation for shocks.

From defending champions England, the powerful West Indies and formidable South Africa to Asia's top three - former winners India and Pakistan, and Sri Lanka - the field is strong and deep.

The others will not be taken lightly either, if a string of sensational results in the tournament's three previous editions are any indication.

While many purists are unconvinced by Twenty20, and fear its impact on Test cricket, there is no doubting its entertainment value.

India, initially reluctant to embrace the newest format, won the inaugural event in South Africa in 2007 under rookie skipper MS Dhoni after senior pros Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly opted out.

It was in the same tournament that Zimbabwe stunned Australia, Bangladesh upset the West Indies, and India brushed aside England, South Africa, Australia and Pakistan in successive games to grab the title.

Pakistan won the second edition in England in 2009, a tournament that made a stunning start when the Netherlands, a non Test-playing nation, upset the hosts by four wickets in front of a packed house at Lord's.

England claimed the 2010 title in the Caribbean, but it was Australia's amazing win over Pakistan in the semi-final that remained the talking point.

With 34 needed from the final two overs, Michael Hussey smashed 38 off 10 balls to take Australia home with one delivery to spare.

Only last week, Australia trounced Pakistan by 94 runs to avenge two successive defeats against the same opponents.

"It's the sort of format where nothing can be taken for granted," said Dhoni.

"We have seen one ball change the whole game. The idea is to do well for all the 40 overs. That is all that matters."

The 12 sides have been divided into four pools for the preliminary league, with the top two from each advancing to the Super Eights round.

If the seedings go to plan, fans can expect high-voltage action in the Super Eights - a week-long race to the one-off semis and final in the Sri Lankan capital.

England, the West Indies, Sri Lanka and New Zealand are seeded to meet in group one of the Super Eights, with the top two teams making it to the semi-finals.

Group two is already being billed as the "Group of Death", with arch-rivals India and Pakistan seeded to face Australia and South Africa.

Sri Lanka's frontline batsman Kumar Sangakkara cautioned rivals not to expect spin-friendly pitches at the three venues in Colombo, steamy hill town Pallekele and Hambantota, site of a major new port.

"Be ready for a stiff breeze in Hambantota, swing and seam in Pallekele and a good batting surface at the Premadasa (stadium) in Colombo," the veteran batsman-wicketkeeper said.

"Each venue will have a different challenge and sides will have to adjust accordingly. It will make the tournament more exciting."

England is out to prove it can defend the title without star batsman Kevin Pietersen, the man of the tournament in 2010 who has been axed from the national team on disciplinary grounds.

The West Indies are touted as potential champions, with explosive batsmen in Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard and Marlon Samuels, and a wily spinner in Sunil Narine.

The men to watch out for are plenty. Australian spinner Brad Hogg, aged 41, and South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis, 37 next month, will look to rubbish the theory that Twenty20 is a young man's game.

Ace Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh is assured of a warm welcome from the stands, having battled cancer earlier this year to return to the big stage.

Also vying for the spotlight will be prolific Pakistani spinner Saeed Ajmal, dashing Australian opener David Warner, local boy Lasith Malinga, England's Jonny Bairstow and South African Richard Levi.

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First posted September 16, 2012 19:26:13

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We can win T20 World Cup: Clarke

Updated September 13, 2012 21:45:56

Michael Clarke believes Australia showed in its last two games against Pakistan that it has the capacity to win the Twenty20 World Cup.

Australia slipped below Ireland to tenth in the world with defeat to Pakistan in the first of the three-match series, but put in fine displays in the second match, where Pakistan won by a run in a super over, and the final dead rubber which it won by 94 runs.

Australia's World Twenty20 campaign starts with a match against Ireland on September 19 and Clarke feels his country has a legitimate shot at victory in Sri Lanka.

Clarke, who will play his first match of the Australian domestic season for New South Wales against Western Australia on Sunday, has offered his encouragement to coach Mickey Arthur, Twenty20 skipper George Bailey and his Test and ODI number two Shane Watson.

"We need to turn (the ranking) around, and what better time than at the World Cup," Clarke said

"I think we can win the Twenty20 World Cup.

"We've got the talent and we showed that in the last game against Pakistan in the UAE, and I think we've showed it in patches over the last couple of years."

"I've been on the phone to Mickey Arthur, George and Shane Watson. I'm supporting as closely as I possibly can," he said.

"(But) I'm really focused on trying to get my head back around Test cricket."

Clarke and his Blues teammates face Western Australia in a Sheffield Shield match after Sunday's one-dayer but much of the side will have just one more first-class fixture before the first Test due to the Sydney Sixers playing in the Twenty20 Champions League in October.

The Perth Scorchers are also involved and James Pattinson likely to be called upon to play for the Kolkata Knight Riders in South Africa.

Australia's bowling coach Ali de Winter will travel to the Champions League to do some red-ball work with his charges during the tournament and monitor their workload.

But Clarke is confident the short form of the game will not ruin his side's Test preparations.

"Unfortunately there's nothing you can do. The Champions League has been on for a couple of years now, it was put in this place a long time ago," Clarke said at the Blues' season launch on Thursday.

"I guess the advantage is that all countries are affected the same way, it's not just the Australian players.

"There's a lot of South Africans involved as well ... it's fair for everybody.

"It's important the guys over in the Champions League play well there and hopefully have some success.

"But in the back of their mind they're thinking about the start of the Test series.

"They're a very good team, it's no coincidence they're the number one Test team.

"We're going to have to be at our best.

"We saw them not long ago in South African conditions, we know how good they are."

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First posted September 13, 2012 20:01:17

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Aussies into under 19 World Cup semis

Updated August 19, 2012 20:01:36

Australia progressed through to the semi-finals of the under 19 World Cup after a tense five-wicket win over Bangladesh in Townsville on Sunday.

Australia bowled Bangladesh out for 171 in 43 overs with part-time Travis Head claiming 3 for 30.

The hosts were then reduced to 3 for 11 in just the sixth over before captain Will Bosisto came to the rescue with a match-winning knock of 71 not out.

Bosisto combined with Head (44) for a much-needed 67-run partnership before Ashton Turner (27 not out) joined his skipper to guide Australia home without further loss.

Australia's opponents in the semis will be South Africa, which defeated England by 103 runs.

India plays Pakistan and New Zealand takes on West Indies in the other quarter-finals on Monday.

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Aussies name preliminary World Twenty20 squad

Updated July 18, 2012 18:23:36

Paceman James Pattinson and off spinner Nathan Lyon have been left out of Australia's provisional 30-man squad for the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.

Off-spinning all-rounder Glenn Maxwell and left-handed batsman Rob Quiney, who have no international experience, were the big winners.

"The ICC World Twenty20 will be a fiercely contested tournament," chief selector John Inverarity said.

"A great deal of flamboyant cricketing talent will be on display and some games will be turned on their heads by 10 minutes of brilliance.

"The squad announced today is full of talent, enterprise and all-round strength.

"Within the 30 players named is depth and cover for all departments within the team."

Maxwell's selection came as no surprise after being picked for the series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates in early September.

But the choice of Quiney, 29, is more unexpected.

He made the grade after a decent Big Bash League season where he averaged more than 30 with the bat.

The tournament starts on September 18.

Australia, runner-up in 2010 to England in Barbados, faces Ireland and the West Indies in Group B.

A final squad of 15 is due to be named by August 18.

Australia squad: George Bailey, Travis Birt, Dan Christian, Pat Cummins, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Ryan Harris, Ben Hilfenhaus, Brad Hogg, David Hussey, Michael Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Ben Laughlin, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Andrew McDonald, Clint McKay, Dirk Nannes, Stephen O'Keefe, Tim Paine, Rob Quiney, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Adam Voges, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Shane Watson, Cameron White

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First posted July 18, 2012 15:02:51

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