Australia's Young World Cup Stars Paints Hopeful Picture for the Future

It’s hard to believe that not so long ago, the Australian cricket team was in complete disarray. A flurry of senior players retired and absolutely everything seemed to be going wrong for the men from Down Under. An Ashes series loss in England was a particularly low point. But things started to change. Slowly, but surely the tide began to turn and those who had vision to rebuild this team have now been rewarded with a World Cup trophy.

Most impressively for Australia, is the fact that the key players who brought them their success are all still young. Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and James Faulker are all s 24, Steve Smith is 25 and Glenn Maxwell is 26. Between them, there is a core group of players who can go a long way to keeping up the fortunes of this Australian side.

The average age of the squad, even when including the oldest Australian to ever play in a World Cup final (Brad Haddin), is still just a touch over 28. This all paints a bright picture for the future of the team, especially in the one-day format.

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They have a very good group of young fast bowlers.

Yep Patto, Behrendorf, Cummins et al waitin in de wings
I reckon Matty Wade will be our glove man pretty soon