Marcus Stoinis a late omission from Australia’s T20 World Cup warm-up game after losing his cricket kit

All-rounder Markus Stoinis was late ruled out of the of Australia secondly T20 World Cup warm-up game on Friday morning (AEST) after losing his cricket set.

Australia were already short-staffed for the match against tournament hosts West Indies, with the coaching and selection staff having to make up the field for the second time.

But they lost another when Stoinis lost his bats, pads and the rest of his bag, according to Cricket Australia’s Lewis Cameron.

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“Further blow for the Aussies as Marcus Stoinis can’t play tonight in the match after his gear got lost in transit in Miami,” Cameron said just before the first ball.

Field coach Andre Borovec joined his players on the field for the second time in two games, even dropping a high ball – somewhat ironically given his role – from Nicholas Pooran.

Chief selector George Bailey also made his second appearance in the field, taking the catch that ultimately dismissed Pooran, who smashed a dazzling 75 off just 25 balls.

Pooran hit his first three balls for six before smoking eight maximums and five boundaries.

Australia named just nine players for their Trinidad clash with Namibia on Wednesday (AEST), with six members of the squad given some rest after IPL campaigns.

This led to incredible scenes as the Test and ODI world champions began preparations for yet another trophy fielding four members of their support staff, all over the age of 40, in the unofficial match.

“The T20 World Cup in Australia is about to get off to a strange start,” Cricket Australia’s Louis Cameron said.

“Their IX (not a typo) is first in the warm-up game against Namibia in Trinidad. George Bailey and Andre Borovets will complete the numbers on the field.”

At one stage, chief selector and former Australian batsman George Bailey, coach and former Test all-rounder Andrew McDonald, batting coach and former Test player Brad Hodge and fielding coach and former first-class wicketkeeper Andre Borovec were on the field.

Borovec and Hodge, who turns 50 in December, continued to catch and McDonald won plaudits for diving into the outfield as Australia restricted world number 14 Namibia to 8-120 at Queen’s Park Oval.