Revealed: Jerseys of all teams at T20 World Cup 2022 - in pictures

The T20 World Cup 2022 got under way in Melbourne on Saturday with the captains of all competing teams fielding questions from the media on the eve of the opening round.

The tournament begins on Sunday with first round matches between eight teams who will be competing for a spot in the main Super 12 stage of the tournament.

UAE, Namibia, Sri Lanka and Netherlands are in Group A of the first round, while Ireland, Scotland, West Indies and Zimbabwe in Group B.

The top two teams from each group will progress to the Super 12 stage that starts on October 22.

Australia are the defending champions at home, having won the title after defeating New Zealand in Dubai last year. But captain Aaron Finch admitted his team was "tired" and needed to freshen up.

The reigning champions head into the showpiece tournament after a lacklustre three-match series against England.

They lost 2-0 with the third game abandoned Friday evening due to rain, culminating eight matches for Australia in 26 days - three of them in India.

Australia players winning the T20 World Cup in Dubai on Sunday, November 4, 2021. Chris Whiteoak / The National

"I think the guys are probably a little bit tired at the moment," Finch said.

"The schedule has been so packed over the last six to eight weeks that we identified a couple of months ago that we wanted to make sure that we're in a position to be peaking at the right time of the World Cup and not beforehand.

"So it's going to be important over the next couple of days to try and freshen everyone up as much as we can."

However, England skipper Jos Buttler insisted Australia were still the team to beat.

"T20 is one of those games that can be unpredictable, but I think history tells you that, generally, the host