It's their lowest priority, but Australia must become a T20 power

Australia never even got a run for its money at the T20 World Cup.

Day-long drizzle in Pallekele ensured not a ball was bowled in the Zimbabwe v Ireland match, and thus, Australia’s fate was sealed. Failing to make even the Super 8 phase of the T20 World Cup.

Australia finds itself in the company of the Netherlands, Namibia, Ireland, Oman, Scotland, Italy, Nepal, Afghanistan, the UAE and Canada.

That’s the embarrassment.

The line between bad luck and bad management is in the eye of the beholder.

I lean toward the former, with the exception of the Steve Smith non-selection… plenty have the brain’s trust in the gun.

I’d add one observation to Tuesday's discussion after the Sri Lanka defeat.

Australia has endured all manner of disruption this summer in terms of injury and form.

It’s been an incredibly difficult period to manage.

Against that backdrop, Australia won the Ashes and never fired a shot in the T20 World Cup.

Thankfully, the results were that way around.

It gives a great perspective on just how vulnerable Australia was against England, and it further emphasises how significant the triumph was.

But you never waste a crisis.

Australia has to figure out how to be a power in T20 cricket, but do it without altering the priorities afforded to the formats here.

It’s Test cricket one, ODI World Cups two... and T20 three.