""I think that the whole campaign was doomed from the get-go with selection issues and injuries. I think preparation hasn't been great. It's all unfolded probably the way I thought it would, even though we're in a pretty weak group. "I know you can't please everybody, and sometimes there are tough calls that can go either way, but to me, the non-selection of Steve Smith"
""I mean, here you've got a guy who has looked a class above everybody in the Big Bash League. He's an outstanding fieldsman. He's a great player of spin. He should have been first picked, and he wasn't picked in the squad... then he wasn't even picked as a replacement, and then they've got him over there, and they still haven't played him.""
Australia exited the T20 World Cup at the group stage after defeats to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka and a rain-abandoned Ireland–Zimbabwe match that prevented their progression. The team failed to reach the Super Eights for the first time since 2009. Former players criticised selection decisions and preparation. Mark Waugh singled out the original omission of Steve Smith as baffling, noting Smith's strong Big Bash form and abilities as a fielder and player of spin. Smith averaged over 48 in the BBL, was later added as a Hazlewood replacement but was not selected to play against Sri Lanka. Other selected players included Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Cooper Connolly and Josh Inglis.
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