Cricket Australia (CA) on Thursday (October 6) announced the national squad for the three-match T20I series against England, starting on October 9 in Perth.
Australia continued their rest and rotation policy for the players ahead of the all-important ICC T20 World Cup 2022 at home, as their first-choice players, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, and Glenn Maxwell, will miss the first T20I against England in Perth.
However, they will all be available for selection for the second and third T20I against England.
On the other hand, Australia has recalled all-rounders Marcus Stoinis, Kane Richardson, and Ashton Agar for the T20I series against England in the lead-up to the T20 World Cup 2022.
Meanwhile, star all-rounder Cameron Green has retained his place in Australia’s T20I squad for the upcoming T20I series against England. Mitchell Swepson was also named in the squad, but he, along with Green, are not part of Australia's T20 World Cup 2022 squad.
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Australia’s chief selector George Bailey: “The high-performance team and selectors have planned these matches to ensure our squad get to the World Cup fresh and ready to perform. Some squad members traveled to Perth early to begin preparations slightly earlier than the main squad and a handful of others will not make the trip to Perth.”
He added, “With some players remaining on the east coast, it provides further opportunity for Nathan Ellis and Daniel Sams who both performed well in India. Likewise, Mitchell Swepson was a part of last year's World Cup squad and continues to provide good depth in our T20 spin bowling department.”
Australia squad for the first T20I against England: Aaron Finch (c), David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Cameron Green, Steven Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Josh Inglis, Daniel Sams, Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Swepson, Nathan Ellis, Kane Richardson.
For second and third T20I: Aaron Finch (c), David Warner, Cameron Green, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Josh Inglis, Daniel Sams, Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson.
Here’s the complete schedule of Australia vs England T20I series –
1st T20I: Oct 9, Perth Stadium
2nd T20I: Oct 12, Manuka Oval
3rd T20I: Oct 14, Manuka Oval
(With Reuters Inputs)
