Australia allrounder Matt Short prefers opening the batting, but has revealed his best chance of playing at next year's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka is in the middle and lower order.

The 29-year-old toured the West Indies for Australia's underwhelming 2024 World Cup showing as a reserve player outside of the 15-man squad and did not play.

The current T20 series against India, which concludes in Queensland with matches on the Gold Coast and at the Gabba, has a lot riding on it for Short.

His best innings for Australia, including a dynamic 66 off 30 deliveries against South Africa in 2023, have come as an opener. However, Short, who played his first two matches of the current series at No.7, has been given a clear picture of his path to T20 World Cup inclusion by the side's brai

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