There has been a significant pile-on from many former Australian greats on national cricket selectors following the Twenty20 World Cup debacle in Sri Lanka although underperforming players need to carry most of the can.

I didn’t want to mention this again but, the defence of Steve Smith’s omission from the squad is not only comical, it sadly demonstrates a fundamental lack of understanding of the flexible and adaptable nature of 20-over cricket.

Australia didn’t make it past the group stage of the Twenty20 World Cup.Credit: AP

Maybe Mark Waugh is right, a specific T20 selector........

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