Lynn wants to be World Cup winner

CRICKET: Australia believes Chris Lynn can help win next year’s World Cup.

And more importantly, Lynn wants to be that man.

The Brisbane Heat six-machine at times has insinuated that he is at his happiest away from the international limelight on the Twenty20 circuit.

Since the passing of his best mate Phil Hughes, the lure of personal achievements like the baggy green have felt significantly less important.

However, Lynn has moved to set the record straight on his career ambitions and declared he is desperate to retire an Australian World Cup champion.

Australia has launched a review into its floundering World Cup defence, having lost 11 of its past 13 matches only a year before their one-day title goes on the line in England.

The vision of Lynn and Glenn Maxwell catapulting Australia to victory in Saturday night’s Twenty20 against New Zealand was the country’s white ball dream coming to life.

Lynn’s brilliant 44 off 33 balls to sink the Kiwis still looked as though he had more in the tank, and this effortless talent will be paramount if Australia is to follow up its 50-over World Cup assault by winning the World Twenty20 on home soil the year after in 2020.

Lynn’s chronic shoulder problems are an ongoing concern, but at least Australian selectors don’t need to worry about the batting powerhouse’s ambitions and priorities.

“My No.1 priority, and always will be my No.1 priority, is playing for Australia,” said Lynn.

“Those T20 leagues are great and I’ll always put my hands up for them, but if they clash with Australian duties, I’m always going to play for Australia.

“There’s World Cups around the corner, I want to be a strong part of them.”