
News Update
Tezzbuzz|16-07-2024
Australia has announced its white ball team for the upcoming UK tour. World Cup winning captain Pat Cummins has been rested for this tour and Mitchell Starc will be out of the T20 part of the tour under workload management. The Australian team is scheduled to play three T20s against Scotland and five ODIs against England in September.
On keeping Cummins out of this tour, Cricket Australia said that Cummins' absence is part of the strategy in preparation for the Champions Trophy next year. Mitchell Marsh, who recently led Australia in the T20 World Cup held in the United States and the Caribbean, will be the captain for this tour.
Veteran opener David Warner has retired, due to which Jake Fraser-McGurk has been included in the team as an opener in his place while wicketkeeper Matthew Wade has not been selected. The selectors have taken these decisions keeping the future in mind. Young batsman Jake Fraser-McGurk has been included in both ODI and T20 teams after the T20 World Cup.
Australia's chairman of selection George Bailey said, “This tour gives us a great opportunity to bring in some new players in the absence of David Warner and Matthew Wade, as well as give some senior players time to prepare for the home summer and a busy first half of next year. Players like Fraser-McGurk, Spencer Johnson, Xavier Bartlett and Aaron Hardie are exciting prospects to join the likes of Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis and Josh Inglis in the white-ball setup.”
Australia's T20 team for this tour: Mitchell Marsh, Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.
ODI squad for this tour: Mitchell Marsh, Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa.




