Top two teams in Group 1 at World Cup have been narrowed decisively to the top one – and it most certainly isn’t Australia
If you wish for something hard enough, according to some self-help books based upon little more than the songwriting of Pinocchio, it just might come true. So went the script in the T20 World Cup, but the wrong way for Australia: a team relying on a Test configuration that was undone at the start by England’s Test‑style bowling.
When facing them there is a range of T20 options to consider. The ripping leg spin of Adil Rashid, who opened proceedings in Dubai and bowled three dot balls in a first over that went for six runs. The left-arm variety of Tymal Mills, who can peak at the speeds that get you pulled over on the motorway or drop back to the pace of a golf cart on the fairway. The fizzing straight-breaks of Liam Livingstone, who went for 15 runs from four overs. Or the loopier variety of Moeen Ali, who was not used but could have been at any moment.
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