Melbourne, Dec. 30 -- Ahead of Australia's team selection for the upcoming men's ICC T20 World Cup next year in India and Sri Lanka, Australian all-rounder Matthew Short spoke on being more mature as a player than last year and how hard it is to break into the Australian team currently.

Short, a two-time Big Bash League (BBL) 'Player of the Tournament' and Adelaide Strikers skipper, has been in a fine form for his franchise in the ongoing BBL season. So far, he has cracked two half-centuries against Brisbane Heat and Melbourne Stars and picked up three wickets.

So far in the tournament, he has made 134 runs in three matches at an average of 44.66, with a strike rate of 145.65 and two fifties and picked up three scalps.

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