{"id":197618,"date":"2021-10-31T14:08:51","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T08:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=197618"},"modified":"2021-11-01T11:58:22","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T06:28:22","slug":"shane-warne-australia-team-selection-strategy-twitter-reaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/shane-warne-australia-team-selection-strategy-twitter-reaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Shane Warne questions Australia team selection, strategy, says Steve Smith shouldn&#8217;t be in T20 team, see how fans reacted to legendary spinner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Australian legendry spinner Shane Warne on Saturday questioned the team&#8217;s selection and strategy after the team suffered a terrible defeat against England in the Group 1 encounter of the T20 World Cup. A dominant England side left the Aussies in complete disarray to script a thumping eight-wicket win in Dubai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the crushing defeat against England, Shane Warne came down hard on his team and questioned a few selections. One of the suggestions made by the legendary leg-spinner was that star batter Steve Smith shouldn&#8217;t be in the T20 team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Disappointing selection from Australia leaving Marsh out &amp; Maxwell batting in the power play (he should always come in after power play). Stoinis should have gone in. Poor strategy &amp; tactics from the Aussies. I love Smith but he shouldn\u2019t be in the T\/20 team. Marsh has to be !!<\/p>&mdash; Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaneWarne\/status\/1454453530664783880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking to Twitter, Warne said it was a poor team selection barring Marsh and Glenn Maxwell. Leaving Marsh out and Maxwell batting in the power play (he should always come in after power play) is a poor and disappointing strategy. Stoinis should have gone in, he said. In his tweet, Warne called it a poor strategy and tactics from the Aussies. He loves Smith but he shouldn\u2019t be in the T20 team, Warne tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fans, though, were not agreed with Warne&#8217;s statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why only smith is targeted every time \ud83e\udd10<\/p>&mdash; Raj_Punter (@raj_punter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/raj_punter\/status\/1454460233481277453?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Smith must be in the team. The steading influence. The opposition are concerned about how to get him out. Problem is..Where is the aggressive Aussie? Need a creative head at the top. This old style is gone. Only have plan &quot;A&quot; ..end of story. Swing and miss or freeze on the crease<\/p>&mdash; Peter Chambers (@Wombatfinance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wombatfinance\/status\/1454559471607300098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Steve smith holds your all attacking players together and has been your best batsman in last few games. Your agenda against smith is mind boggling sometimes. Leaving marsh can be debated but dropping smith will be stupid.<\/p>&mdash; Sahil Sardana, MD (@SahilSardana5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SahilSardana5\/status\/1454463738271068171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stoinis got out for a duck, you want Smith out of the side when he&#39;s Aus best spin player and only anchor&#8230; That&#39;s such a stupid suggestion, stick to discussing pizza toppings, you make more sense&#8230;<\/p>&mdash; Johnty (@Johnty35524255) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Johnty35524255\/status\/1454460088308023304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Warner &#8211; attacking player<br>Finch &#8211; attacking player<br>Maxwell &#8211; attacking player<br>Stoinis &#8211; attacking player<br><br>You need someone like Kohli, Kane &amp; Smith who can avoid batting collapse<\/p>&mdash; Ritesh (@Ritesh88362763) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ritesh88362763\/status\/1454548261977554946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/Mr_unknown23_\/status\/1454454264151961609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1454454264151961609%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsports.ndtv.com%2Ficc-t20-world-cup-2021%2Fshouldnt-be-in-t20-team-how-fans-reacted-to-shane-warnes-big-statement-on-steve-smith-2594345\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Australia were extremely poor on the day, with the batting faring miserably against a well-balanced England bowling line-up. The likes of Steve Smith, David Warner, Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis all failed with the bat in hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith who is considered one of the greatest batters in the longest format of the game, failed to get going against England as he collected just 1 run off 5 balls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Warne lauded the efforts produced by England and called them a proper T20 team. England chased down the total of 125 runs with 8-wickets to spare and more than 8 overs remaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I still believe the teams that will top each group &amp; make it through will look like this, plus semi\u2019s &amp; final\u2026<br><br>1.England <br>2. Australia <br><br>1.Pakistan <br>2. India <br><br>Semi\u2019s <br><br>Eng V India<br>Aust V Pak <br><br>So final will be either <br><br>India V Pak or <br>Aust V England <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyCricket?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SkyCricket<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxCricket?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FoxCricket<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaneWarne\/status\/1454501334145720330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Warne also appreciated Pakistan also who sit at the top in group two winning all their three games. Meanwhile, England is also the table-toppers from Group 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read Also<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/sanjay-bangar-ashwin-chakravarthy-playing-xi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/sanjay-bangar-ashwin-chakravarthy-playing-xi\/\">: T20 World Cup, India vs NZ: Sanjay Bangar says India should include R Ashwin in playing XI instead of Chakravarthy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>England and Pakistan are the two teams from each group that will move for the semi-finals and finals will be played in Dubai on November 14. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Australia is under scanner after their back-to-back dismal performances in the T20Is and is still needs to perform well if they wish to eye the semi-finals spot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, Australia is acquiring the 3rd slot with South Africa at 2nd position in Group 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tu Yaheen Hai Song Out: Shehnaz&#039;s Heartfelt Tribute To Sidharth Shukla - Sidnaaz\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PQHZjaIPIrQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the crushing defeat against England, Shane Warne came down hard on his team and questioned a few selections. 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