Generally, warm-up matches are held before big tournaments so that teams can check their combinations and ensure they know what clicks before the tournament begins. However, Australia found themselves in a unique spot on Wednesday when they took on Namibia in their first warm-up match before the T20 World Cup. Selection chief George Bailey and fielding coach Andre Borovec had to step in to make up Australia’s XI because the Aussies had only 9 members available from the 15-man squad.
Why only 9 available members?
After giving them more time at home after the Indian Premier League, the Australians are still without six members of their squad: Pat Cummins, Travis Head, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Glenn Maxwell, and Cameron Green.
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Bailey, Borovec make up numbers
Although Bailey and Borovec are no stranger to cricket. Bailey, 41, is a former Australian international and has played 5 tests and 90 ODIs during his playing career. The 46-year-old Borovec was once the Victorian Premier Cricket team’s wicketkeeper for Geelong.
Australia XI: Mitch Marsh (c), David Warner, Josh Inglis (wk), Tim David, Matthew Wade, Ashton Agar, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Andre Borovec (sub fielder), George Bailey (sub fielder)
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