Harm-hit Australia limp into the T20 World Cup with out main quick bowlers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, however Nathan Ellis says the staff’s depleted assault can nonetheless carry the nation to glory.
Cummins pulled out with a again damage, and Hazlewood misplaced a race to be match after sustaining Achilles and hamstring accidents.
With Mitchell Starc having stop the format, Australia can be with out all three of their high quicks for the primary World Cup in over a decade.
Ellis, the default chief of a tempo assault that includes Xavier Bartlett and Ben Dwarshuis, stated the brand new trio would have the ability to cowl for the lack of their extra skilled teammates.
“We have had 18-24 months of cricket collectively the place the massive three have not been enjoying and have had massive workloads within the check enviornment,” he advised reporters on Monday.
“I really assume we work collectively actually, rather well.
“We have all received completely different skill-sets and may gel collectively on the night time in numerous phases of the sport.
“A squad with out ‘Hoff’ (Hazlewood) and Cummo (Cummins) is a robust squad clearly, however with out them I really feel like we’re simply as nicely positioned to go deep.”
Ellis will go into Australia’s opener towards Eire in Colombo on Wednesday with none latest match observe, having suffered a hamstring pressure bowling for the Hobart Hurricanes within the Huge Bash League.
In his absence, Australia had been whitewashed 3-0 in a warmup collection towards Pakistan.
Ellis has been used extra as a specialist demise bowler than a powerplay enforcer, however conceded his position would possibly want to vary within the absence of Hazlewood.
“Clearly you need to take every recreation, situations as they arrive. However dropping one of many higher white ball bowlers on the earth in Hoff, issues are at all times going to have to vary,” he stated.
“My position will attempt to be adaptable as a lot as I can.”
