Selfless Aussies primed for World T20

Australia's champion cricketers have parked their egos at the door in an effort to return to the top of the T20 pecking order later this year.

Meg Lanning's side will head to the West Indies for November's Women's World T20 full of confidence, armed with a new approach to the shortest form of the game.

The star batter is still burning from the 2016 World T20 final loss to the West Indies that ended a run of three straight titles.

But the captain said it was their semi-final exit in last year's 50-over World Cup that triggered a change that has ironically seen her slide to No.5 in the T20 batting order in an effort to stay ahead of the fast-moving format.

"It was the wake up call we needed to see how we could evolve our game and change to stay ahead," Lanning, 26, said in Brisbane on Tuesday.

That attitude shift has seen Lanning, who averages 52 in ODIs, and Ellyse Perry - the world's top-ranked ODI batter - move down the order in favour of blazing quartet Ashleigh Gardner and Elyse Villani at first and second drop behind openers Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney.

"We looked at our strike rates over the last couple of years and really tried to reward players with 130-plus strike rates and maximise their time in the powerplay," Mott said.

Mott thinks a middle and lower order of Lanning, Rachael Haynes - who stood in as captain while Lanning was injured last season - and Test match double centurion Perry will separate Australia from the pack.

It worked against New Zealand, with Lanning and Haynes guiding Australia out of danger in a tight series-opening win before the top order blazed away successfully in the next two fixtures.

"Everyone's put their ego at the front door and played what's best for the team," he said.

"We've got some of our better players in the traditional sense, the high-profile players, batting four, five and six."

Experienced pair Nicole Bolton and Jess Jonassen have been added to the squad that recently beat New Zealand 3-0.

World-class spinner Jonassen missed the recent T20 series whitewash with a knee complaint but should be fully recovered by November.

Opener Bolton averages 46 with the bat in 44 ODI appearances and according to Mott has reinvented her game to the point where she is ready to build on her two-game T20 international career.

Australia will also play three ODI matches against Pakistan in a three-match series in Malaysia later this month, with three T20s scheduled against the same opposition before the team travels to the West Indies.

CommBank Tour of Malaysia

Australia ODI squad: Meg Lanning (c), Rachael Haynes (vc), Nicole Bolton, Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy (wk), Delissa Kimmince, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Elyse Villani, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham

Australia T20 & World T20 squad: Meg Lanning (c), Rachael Haynes (vc), Nicole Bolton, Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy (wk), Jess Jonassen (subject to fitness), Delissa Kimmince, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Elyse Villani, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham

Pakistan ODI/T20 squad: Javeria Khan (c), Bibi Nahida, Ayesha Zafar, Muneeba Ali Siddiqui, Sidra Amin, Omaima Sohail, Nida Rashid, Sidra Nawaz, Sana Mir, Nashra Sundhu, Anum Amin, Natalia Parvaiz, Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Aiman Anwar

October 18: First ODI v Pakistan, Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur

October 20: Second ODI v Pakistan, Kinrara Academy Oval

October 22: Third ODI v Pakistan, Kinrara Academy Oval

October 25: First T20I v Pakistan, Kinrara Academy Oval

October 27: Second T20I v Pakistan, Kinrara Academy Oval

October 29: Third T20I v Pakistan, Kinrara Academy Oval

2018 ICC Women's World T20  

November 9: Australia v Pakistan, Province Stadium, Guyana

November 11: Australia v Ireland, Province Stadium

November 13: Australia v New Zealand, Province Stadium

November 17: Australia v India, Province Stadium

November 22: Semi-finals, Sir Vivian Richards Ground, Antigua

November 24: Final, Sir Vivian Richards Ground