Australia's chief selector and fielding coach were forced to take to the field in the nation's first Twenty20 World Cup warm-up match when a host of star players failed to arrive in the Caribbean. The Australians cruised past Namibia to win by seven wickets in the first of two warm-up matches held in Port of Spain,

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Cameron Green (RCB), Marcus Stoinis (LSG) and Glenn Maxwell (RCB) given extra time at home following the two-month-long IPL, chief selector and former captain George Bailey and head coach Andrew McDonald were among the support staff who were forced to take the field.

Australia's first Twenty20 World Cup warmup match started in bizarre circumstances on Tuesday when the team could only field nine squad members instead of the regulation 11 for its game against Namibia,

Josh Hazlewood returned from a three-month break to take two for five and David Warner hit a half century as Australia thrashed Namibia by seven wickets in a Twenty20 World Cup warm-up in Trinidad. Paceman Hazlewood said it had been more than seven years since he had last enjoyed such a lengthy break but he looked in good touch with three maidens from his four overs.

Australia selection chief Bailey and fielding coach Andre Borovec were also joined by batting coach Brad Hodge and head coach Andrew McDonald when captain Mitchell Marsh and Josh Hazlewood were off the field.

It was far from a usual sight as Australia played their first ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 warm-up game against Namibia ahead of the start of the marquee event on June 2 (Sunday). With only nine players available to take the field for the Kangaroos,

Four of Australia's support staff members, including chief selector George Bailey and head coach Andrew McDonald, had to come in as substitute fielders in the team's resounding win over Namibia in the

In a warning to the other 19 participating teams, Australia delivered a clinical performance with a seven-wicket victory over Namibia in their opening warm-up fixture in Trinidad on Wednesday.Despite having a host of stars that have failed to arrive in the Caribbean as yet and being forced to use a group of their coaches in the field as substitute fielders,