T20 WC: 'We weren't good enough,' says Head on Australia's poor performance

Adelaide, March 3 (IANS) Australia T20I vice-captain Travis Head has admitted that the team werent good enough at the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026. Head admission comes after Australia poor stint in the tournament, where the 2021 champions were eliminated from the group stage for the first time in the history of the multi-format tournament.

After an early exit from the World Cup, Head will now take part in the Sheffield Shield for South Australia. Head spoke to the reporters ahead of the tournament, where he again asserted that Australia is fully committed to the T20I format.

I think there are a lot of people who draw long bows when Australian cricket teams dont win. There needs to be a reason. People want a reason. Sometimes there is, and sometimes it a bit harder to explain than that, he told reporters ahead of the Sheffield Shield start.

We werent good enough, so everyone can draw their own conclusions, but we know as a team that were fully committed, and they come around pretty quickly, he added.

Head also explained that, like tests, Australia preparation for any big tournament starts very early, and they are already gearing up for the upcoming 2027 World Cup in South Africa.

We have a one-day World Cup next year. They come around too quickly. And weve already been talking about that World Cup for probably the last 12 months. So a lot of planning goes into them, as weve seen in the Test format. There a lot of commitment to win everything, Head explained.

Australia were placed in Group B at the T20 World Cup with Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Ireland, and Oman, but they won only two games against Ireland and Oman. At the same time, losses to Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe paved the way for their exit from the T20 World Cup.

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