New Delhi: Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins has been rested from their tour of United Kingdom later this year. Australia are scheduled to play three T20 Internationals against Scotland from September 4 to 7 followed by the white-ball series against England, wherein they play three T20Is and five One-Day Internationals.
Cummins, who led Australia to their sixth ODI World Cup trophy in India last year, will miss the complete tour of United Kingdom. Senior pacer Mitchell Starc and all-rounder Glenn Maxwell will miss the T20Is against Scotland and England but will link up with the squad for the ODI series.
All-rounder Mitchell Marsh, who led Australia in the T20 World Cup 2024, will lead the side in ODIs in Cummins’ absence besides continuing his role in the shorter format.
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Perth Scorchers 20-year-old sensation Cooper Connolly and Jakes Fraser-McGurk, who displayed explosive batting for the Delhi Capitals in IPL 2024, have been included in the 14-member T20I squad for the six matches against Scotland and England.
Connolly has been a fine finisher for the Scorchers, striking at 145.81 in his last two seasons of the Big Bash League. He can offer left-arm spin as well, having picked six wickets from 15 T20 matches at an economy of 7. Meanwhile, Fraser McGurk smashed 330 runs in nine innings for Delhi Capitals at a staggering strike rate of 234.04 with the help of five half-centuries and a ton. The Victorian batter will be the future for Australia in T20Is after David Warner called his time with the national team across formats last month.
The likes of Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Travis Head, and Tim David will continue to be key around Marsh in T20Is. Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne are part of the ODI squad with the selectors looking at the ICC Champions Trophy in February-March window next year.
Australia T20I squad vs Scotland and England: Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Spencer Johnson, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
Australia ODI squad vs England: Mitchell Marsh (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis (wk), Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa
Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins has been rested from their tour of United Kingdom later this year. Australia are scheduled to play three T20 Internationals against Scotland from September 4 to 7 followed by the white-ball series against England, wherein they play three T20Is and five One-Day Internationals. Sports Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
