Following a failed T20 World Cup campaign on home soil, Australia are in dire need of a reset.
The selectors retained the core of the 2021 side that won the tournament in the United Arab Emirates, but the group failed to replicate the success this year and were eliminated in the group stages.
As a result, several pundits and experts called to scrap the ageing side and blood youngsters.
While the Big Bash League hasn't been a strong breeding ground for Australia's T20 cricketers, it still remains the platform for developing T20 players.
Hence, an unsuccessful T20 World Cup campaign puts all the more pressure on the tournament to produce the right kind of talent for the national side.
We take a look at five players whose performances in BBL 2021-22 can catapult them to Australia's T20 side.
2. Josh Philippe - Sydney Sixers
For a long time, Josh Philippe has garnered the reputation of being one of the most destructive batters.
Philippe's BBL stats is the proof, laced with a promising average of 32.73 in 63 games with a strike rate of 32.73.
He has also been amongst the highest run-getters in the tournament, accumulating 487, 508, and 429 in the last three seasons.
He has also had a brief taste of international cricket, having debuted in February 2021 and played ten T20Is leading up to the World Cup that year.
However, the right-handed batter averages only 13.80, striking at 109.80. With Aaron Finch unlikely to play for a long time, a top-order position could be Philippe's; however, he must translate his franchise cricket performances at the highest level.
