Steve Smith left out of Australia’s T20 World Cup squad

Australia have dropped Steve Smith and overlooked rising star Jake Fraser-McGurk for this summer’s T20 World Cup.

For the first time since 2014 they have opted to go without Smith, who offers huge experience as a reliable top-order run-scorer but lacks the explosive power-hitting expected to dominate the tournament. The pair are team-mates at IPL franchise Delhi Capitals, with the younger man hammering 259 runs off just 111 balls in his six matches to date, with 23 sixes along the way. Warner has been relatively becalmed by comparison, and has latterly suffered with a hand injury, but was deemed to have enough credit in the bank to hold his spot.

National selector George Bailey said Smith and Fraser-McGurk were among a handful of individuals who came close, but was confident about the final calls.“Being constrained to a squad of 15 for World Cups is always a challenge given the different scenarios and options we’d like to cover,” he said.

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