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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.

With the likes of Harry Dixon (pictured right) and Callum Vidler (left) poised to become international stars, Australia's triumph at the recent Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa may have been perfect timing.

RICHARD GIBSON: The 2023 Vitality Blast takes place in Edgbaston on Saturday with the first Blast Off, where Lancashire and Derbyshire will meet the Birmingham Bears. Following two years of Hundred-Hundred vision, the ECB is treating Twenty20's oldest domestic competition with greater concern, according to its new-look launch in Birmingham on July 15, while the quality of players participating over the next two months, culminating in finals day at the Birmingham venue shows that it maintains both global prominence and relevance. Here's a look at how the 18 squads stack up.

Marvel Stadium is the latest ground in Australia to be scrutinized for its sub-par performance this summer, with the pitch slammed as 'embarrassing,' ahead of the new Year's Day Big Bash double-header. In the first of the two matches to be held at the venue on Sunday, the Perth Scorchers defeated the Melbourne Renegades by five wickets, but the pitch looked far from optimal before a ball was bowled. Although the Gabba pitch was chastised for being too green in the first Test of the series against South Africa in December, Marvel Stadium suffered with the opposite problem.

Back-to-back T20 World Cups in Australia ended horribly, with the hosts failing to make the semi-finals and facing calls for a complete overhaul. Here's a look at how Daily Mail Australia rated all the Australian players and their results throughout the tournament.

Mark Waugh has ordered that woke Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins be withdrawn from the squad for Friday night's T20 World Cup blockbuster against England, just days after he was slammed for hypocritical "ethical protests" of major sponsor Alinta Energy.

A 14,000 crowd was treated with a 14,000 festive crowd on NHS Heroes Night in Birmingham, with both administrative and support staff encouraged as a thank you for their outstanding service. Henry Brookes enjoyed his first on the ground he has always called home, with a paltry 123 all out. Phoenix banked their first victory of the season with five for 25 and two outstanding catches, giving James Vince's side their first defeat in nine matches.