Never mind the fact that they had lost their previous five Twenty20 series and 15 out of 21 matches. When it mattered most, they were left with their hands on yet another trophy.
In winning the T20 World Cup, Australia’s men took the one piece of limited-overs silverware that was missing from their collection. Across the various formats they have won eight global titles, more than any other team. On top of that, Australia women are the current T20 world champions and will be favourites to win the 50-over World Cup in the spring. Both the men and women are Ashes holders and it will be a pretty big surprise if that changes in the coming months. On the one hand, there is an argument to suggest that Test cricket and T20 are so vastly different that the outcome of the World Cup will no bearing on what happens when the first Ashes Test gets under way on 8 December. BBC
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