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From Warner to Fraser-McGurk: Unlocking Australia’s top-order options at the T20 World Cup

From Warner to Fraser-McGurk: Unlocking Australia’s top-order options at the T20 World Cup

Jake Fraser-McGurk

Despite just two matches for his country to date, Fraser-McGurk looms as a left-field option that Australia will be tempted to utilise on the back of some outstanding recent form at the IPL under the watchful eye of former Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting at the Delhi Capitals.

Fraser-McGurk has scored two half-centuries from three innings for the Capitals and his strike-rate of 222.22 is better than anyone else at the tournament that has scored in excess of 100 runs.

Michael Vaughan has been one of the many commentators to have been impressed by Fraser-McGurk, with the former England skipper taking to social media to shower the 22-year-old in praise and make the bold call that Australia will select the right-hander in their squad for the T20 World Cup.

It would be a massive call by Australia to throw Fraser-McGurk in at the deep end and partner him with Head at the top of their batting order or use him at No.3 at the T20 World Cup, but it could be the exact type of decision they need to make to catapult them to more silverware.