{"id":297246,"date":"2023-11-23T14:24:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T14:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=297246"},"modified":"2023-11-23T14:24:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T14:24:42","slug":"head-fails-to-make-australia-team-after-days-of-world-cup-partying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/%d1%81ricket\/head-fails-to-make-australia-team-after-days-of-world-cup-partying\/","title":{"rendered":"Head fails to make Australia team after days of World Cup partying"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>India vs Australia T20 International: Travis Head selection decision made as Steve Smith makes surprise move for ODI World Cup winners<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Travis Head was not picked for Australia&#8217;s first T20 game\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Head has been celebrating Australia&#8217;s World Cup triumph\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mitch Marsh said it would be &#8216;a miracle&#8217; if he played\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Travis Head has not been selected for Australia&#8217;s T20 match against India after his teammates joked it would be &#8216;a miracle&#8217; if he was available for the game after days of World Cup partying.<\/p>\n<p>Head was Australia&#8217;s hero in Ahmedabad on Sunday as his mammoth 137-run innings secured Pat Cummins&#8217; side world champion status after an absorbing final against India.<\/p>\n<p>The Aussies are back in action just four days after that game, taking on India in the first of five T20 internationals, a series dubbed &#8216;ridiculous&#8217; by Marnus Labuschagne, who has since returned home with a number of teammates.<\/p>\n<p>But Head remains in India as part of Australia&#8217;s squad, alongside Steve Smith, Glenn\u00a0 Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis and Josh Inglis, who all played a part in the ODI World Cup journey.<\/p>\n<p>Mitch Marsh joked that he would view it as &#8216;a miracle&#8217; if Head featured today, and his scepticism proved accurate with the batter sitting out the opening game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/13\/78159403-12784175-image-a-58_1700746579817.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Matthew Wade has rested Travis Head for Australia&#8217;s T20 match vs India<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/13\/78159377-12784175-image-a-57_1700746571753.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Head was Australia&#8217;s World Cup final hero, scoring 137 runs to beat India<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/13\/78159381-12784175-image-a-56_1700746566682.jpg\" height=\"720\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The batter has deservedly been celebrating his side&#8217;s big win\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/14\/78161043-12784175-image-a-1_1700748386423.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mitch Marsh joked it would be &#8216;a miracle&#8217; if Head was available for the first T20 match<\/p>\n<p>India won the toss and captain\u00a0Suryakumar Yadav elected to bowl first. In a surprise move, Smith opened the batting despite his typical position in the batting order being No 4.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing will change the result of the recent World Cup final for the heartbroken host nation, but India were eager to exact some measure of revenge on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>Yadav, ranked the world&#8217;s best T20 batter, is the only member of India&#8217;s playing XI from last Sunday&#8217;s 50-over final who has been selected.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s captaining an unrecognisable team with the likes of regular skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all rested. Matthew Wade captains the Aussies.<\/p>\n<p><span><span>Australia: Matthew Wade (capt), Steve Smith, Matthew Short, Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Jason Behrendorff, Tanveer Sangha.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>India: Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Prasidh Krishna.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/article-12784175\/India-vs-Australia-T20-International-Travis-Head-decision.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India vs Australia T20 International: Travis Head selection decision made as Steve Smith makes surprise move for ODI World Cup winners Travis Head was not picked for Australia&#8217;s first T20 game\u00a0\u00a0 Head has been celebrating Australia&#8217;s World Cup triumph\u00a0 Mitch Marsh said it would be &#8216;a miracle&#8217; 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