Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc said that they can up their game and defy their recent form in the shortest format to win the T20 World Cup as they are preparing to go into the tournament at full-strength.  

Australia have managed only six wins in their last 21 games in T20 internationals. They have lost five consecutive series — against England, India, New Zealand, the West Indies and Bangladesh.

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“We had some really young, inexperienced players and some young guys playing their first games of cricket for Australia come into some really foreign conditions and thrown in the deep end really quickly,” Starc told reporters.

“We have had to navigate a few difficulties, being back home for the guys that have been in lockdown in Sydney or Melbourne or playing very little amount of cricket for their states.” Starc added. 

“Now we’ve got everyone available we’re looking forward to getting stuck in and hopefully showing the class that we have. We’ve set out to win the World Cup, we don’t want anything less,” the 31-year-old said. 

He asserted that it is going to be positive for them to have their full-strength team available for the World Cup, further going on to say that they did not have it through the West Indies and Bangladesh.

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“Obviously we have had a few guys here in the IPL as well so it’s a mixed bag of preparation for everyone. Some have been playing some cricket, some have been trying to find ways to prepare for this tour,” he said. 

Starc expressed how he was looking forward to hopefully being a part of their first T20 World Cup victory. 

Australia begin their campaign against South Africa here on October 23.

“In terms of our make-up, the group feels like we have covered all bases that we need to for these conditions,” Starc, who has taken 51 wickets from 41 T20Is, said. “I am feeling good about it. We have all played enough cricket to know what we need to do to best prepare ourselves for these sorts of tournaments.”