Melbourne, Jan. 19 -- Australian chief selector George Bailey provided updates on the status of pacers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood and batter Tim David ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup from next month, expressing confidence that David will be a starter right from the first match and Hazlewood is also on track to feature in the tournament opener.

However, he also said that Cummins would be missing his side's opening match in the marquee tournament.

Cummins, who came after a long back injury layoff during the third Ashes Test in Adelaide and took six wickets in the series-sealing match, did not feature for four of five Ashes Tests, opting to miss the latter part of the series in order to keep his legs fresh for the T20 World Cup, even th...