His comments came after Australia chased down Namibia's 72 runs in just 5.4 overs to remain unbeaten in the tournament and ensure their qualification for the Super Eights stage. They now need a close win over Scotland to knock England out of the competition, even if the Jos Buttler-led side manages wins over Namibia and Oman.
"In this tournament, you could potentially come up against England again at some stage. As I said, they are probably one of the top few teams, on the day, we had some real fight against them in T20 cricket .
“If we can knock them out of the tournament it's in our interests as well as probably everyone else's.This is a strange thing to say. As a team I have never been in this position before. "I don't think so," Hazlewood said in the post-match press conference. "Whether we discuss it or not or whether we try to play it again the way we did tonight will be up to the people."
He also said it would be strange if Australia were not able to carry their high net run rate of 3.580 from their Group B campaign to the Super Eight stage. "It's a bit strange that it (net run rate) doesn't trend throughout the tournament.This is the first World Cup I have played this way. It's a little different."
"The work you do in the round games, if you're undefeated and have a good net run rate, it doesn't really matter as much once you get to the Super Eights. It's strange but that's the way it is," Hazlewood said.
With Super Eights qualification sealed, Australia have a chance to rotate their players in their final Group B game against Scotland in St Lucia on June 16.Mitchell Starc missed the match against Namibia due to calf pain, giving fast bowler Nathan Ellis a chance to play his second game. Competition. Cameron Green, Ashton Agar and Josh Inglis are also looking forward to taking part in the competition.
“It's up to the coaches, the captain and the selectors, but I think some of us can get a rest. I haven't been playing so I'm still looking forward to going out there and working on something." things.
"But guys are playing IPL, so potentially one or two of them might (miss). But it's not a tough schedule. One game every three or four days is not too tough in T20 cricket. I think it will almost depend on the individual in that regard,” concluded Hazlewood, who missed IPL 2024 due to the birth of his first child.
"In this tournament, you could potentially come up against England again at some stage. As I said, they are probably one of the top few teams, on the day, we had some real fight against them in T20 cricket .
“If we can knock them out of the tournament it's in our interests as well as probably everyone else's.This is a strange thing to say. As a team I have never been in this position before. "I don't think so," Hazlewood said in the post-match press conference. "Whether we discuss it or not or whether we try to play it again the way we did tonight will be up to the people."
He also said it would be strange if Australia were not able to carry their high net run rate of 3.580 from their Group B campaign to the Super Eight stage. "It's a bit strange that it (net run rate) doesn't trend throughout the tournament.This is the first World Cup I have played this way. It's a little different."
"The work you do in the round games, if you're undefeated and have a good net run rate, it doesn't really matter as much once you get to the Super Eights. It's strange but that's the way it is," Hazlewood said.
With Super Eights qualification sealed, Australia have a chance to rotate their players in their final Group B game against Scotland in St Lucia on June 16.Mitchell Starc missed the match against Namibia due to calf pain, giving fast bowler Nathan Ellis a chance to play his second game. Competition. Cameron Green, Ashton Agar and Josh Inglis are also looking forward to taking part in the competition.
“It's up to the coaches, the captain and the selectors, but I think some of us can get a rest. I haven't been playing so I'm still looking forward to going out there and working on something." things.
"But guys are playing IPL, so potentially one or two of them might (miss). But it's not a tough schedule. One game every three or four days is not too tough in T20 cricket. I think it will almost depend on the individual in that regard,” concluded Hazlewood, who missed IPL 2024 due to the birth of his first child.
