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T20 World Cup: Former Australia cricketer Mark Waugh has called for the senior men’s team to appoint a specialist white-ball coach after the Mitchell Marsh-led side failed to enter the semi-finals of 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup last month.

Australia made it to the Super Eights as the topper from Group B, but losses to Afghanistan and India meant they missed out on the semi-finals of the competition for a second straight time. Australia, the 2021 winners, had previously missed out on the T20 World Cup knockouts on the home soil in 2022.

"I reckon we need a reboot by having a different coach for T20 cricket, or 50-over cricket (as well). I think a fresh set of eyes, someone in there to come in and make some change. I think we need to look at some fresh eyes in that T20 outfit," said Waugh on Fox Sports’ The Back Page show.