ICC World Twenty20, 30 April-16 May****Venues: Guyana, St Lucia and Barbados**Coverage:**plus live text commentary and reports on all matches on the BBC Sport website & mobiles
**Australia will have plenty to prove when they start their World Twenty20 campaign against defending champions Pakistan in St Lucia on Sunday.**Australia, who fell at the group stage in the last World Twenty20, are seeking to bounce back after losing a warm-up match against Zimbabwe last week.
South Africa, seeking to end a long run without winning a major trophy, meet India in the first match at 1430 BST.
The women’s event begins with holders England facing India in St Kitts.
Australia captain Michael Clarke rates his side’s chances of making a big impression in the tournament, despite their narrow loss to Zimbabwe.
“We got a lot out of that game. We played the game so everyone could get an opportunity so we could get a better idea of what our first XI is going to be,” he said.
"I’m confident we’ve got the talent and potential. We just have to execute our skills to the best of our ability. In this form of the game, you can’t afford one bad over with either the bat or the ball.
You guys (the press) keep raising the questions, as do people in the public, so it’s not something, until we actually go on to win a tournament, we are really going to be able to hide away from
“The result against Zimbabwe is another kick up the backside to show that in this form of the game we’re all the same. We’re all equal.”
Pakistan, who impressed in their 21-run win over Bangladesh in their opening Group A match, will be seeking revenge after failing to win in nine international matches during a miserable tour of Australia which resulted in former captains Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan receiving indefinite bans for infighting.
South Africa, meanwhile, have been beaten semi-finalists in seven ICC events going back to the 1992 World Cup and skipper Graeme Smith once again had to defend his side’s record at a pre-tournament press conference.
“You guys (the press) keep raising the questions, as do people in the public, so it’s not something, until we actually go on to win a tournament, we are really going to be able to hide away from,” he said.
“I think hiding away would be the wrong way to look at it.”
Their opponents, India, started their tournament with an easy seven-wicket win over debutants Afghanistan on Saturday.This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
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