"With Pat needing more time to recover from his back injury, Ben is a ready replacement who offers a left-arm pace option as well as dynamic fielding and late-order hitting, selector Tony Dodemaide said on Saturday. We believe his ability to swing the ball at good pace, along with clever variations, will be well-suited to the conditions we expect and overall structure of the squad."
"Cummins played just one of the five Ashes Tests against England, but Australia kept him in the provisional World Cup squad, hoping for his availability in the Super Eight stage of the tournament to be played in India and Sri Lanka. Matt Renshaw also replaced fellow batter Matthew Short but veteran Steve Smith could not break into the World Cup squad despite his strong form in the Big Bash League."
"With the top order settled and spin-heavy conditions expected in the pool stages in Sri Lanka, we also feel Matt provides extra middle-order support, with Tim David completing his return-to-play programme in the early phase of the tournament, Dodemaide said of Renshaw's selection. As a left-hander, he also offers a point of difference to the middle-order batting. Renshaw scored 15 in his T20 debut for Australia in Thursday's defeat in Lahore."
Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup after failing to recover from a persistent back injury, and left-arm pacer Ben Dwarshuis will replace him. Selectors cited Dwarshuis's left-arm pace, ability to swing the ball, clever variations, dynamic fielding and late-order hitting as suitable for expected conditions and squad balance. Matt Renshaw replaced Matthew Short, offering extra middle-order support and left-handed variation, while Steve Smith missed selection despite strong Big Bash form. The Mitchell Marsh-led side are preparing in Pakistan and begin their World Cup campaign against Ireland in Colombo on February 11.
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