Sydney, Feb. 17 -- Former Australian batter Mark Waugh came down hard on the selection committee for their poor squad selection for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, saying that the campaign was "doomed from the get-go" as Australia battled injuries.

As the rain gods in Pallekele showed benevolence to Zimbabwe, giving them a much-needed one point to qualify for the Super Eight along with Sri Lanka from their group, it was curtains for the 2021 champions as they were eliminated in the group stage itself, stumbling to humiliating losses to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka after starting off with a win over Ireland.

Australia was battling injury issues heading into the tournament, with Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, two of their senior-most pacers, rule...