sport news Australia coach DEFENDS David Warner selection after controversial World Cup ... trends now
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Andrew McDonald has defended the decision to bank on experienced international players over IPL form, adamant it is Australia's best option for the T20 World Cup.
Australia have placed the trust in their long-term players for next month's tournament, with Steve Smith one of the few experienced campaigners overlooked.
Jake Fraser-McGurk was the most notable absentee, despite blitzing the IPL in recent weeks and his strike-rate of 233.33 the best of any top-order player.
Those runs have come as scoring rates drastically increased across the IPL, with eight team scores above 250 with the introduction of the Impact Player rule.
Matt Short also missed Australia's squad, despite being the BBL's MVP for a second time this summer and topping the run-scorer's lists with 541 at an average of 60.11.
Andrew McDonald has defended his World Cup squad selection for the T20 tournament
David Warner (left) has been selected over IPL sensation Jake Fraser-McGurk (right)
Instead David Warner held his spot for his farewell tournament despite a suboptimal IPL, where Fraser-McGurk took his spot while the veteran battles a finger injury.
'We feel as though in the last four months, in particular in the
