Glenn Maxwell of Australia celebrates with teammates after the run out of Lhuan-dre Pretorius of South Africa throughout sport two within the T20 Worldwide sequence between Australia and South Africa at Marrara Stadium on August 12, 2025 in Darwin, Australia. – CA
Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood have been on Thursday named in a spin-heavy provisional Australian squad for this yr’s Twenty20 World Cup after their Ashes marketing campaign was ruined by damage.
Take a look at skipper Cummins solely performed one of many 5 Ashes Checks towards England, in Adelaide, as he slowly recovers from a decrease again subject, whereas Hazlewood (Achilles) missed your entire sequence.
Cummins may have one other scan on his again later this month to find out whether or not he will probably be match for the match in India and Sri Lanka starting on February 7.
Hazlewood and big-hitter Tim David (hamstring) are additionally on the comeback path, however are anticipated to be prepared.
“Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Tim David are tracking well and we are confident they will be available for the World Cup,” chief selector George Bailey stated.
“This is a preliminary squad so should changes need to be made they will ahead of the support period.”
Left-arm spinners Matt Kuhnemann and Cooper Connolly have been additions to a largely settled 15-man squad, alongside chief tweaker Adam Zampa and part-timer Glenn Maxwell.
Australia’s group-stage matches are all being performed in Sri Lanka with the expectation of spin-friendly surfaces.
In a shock, Australia opted towards a back-up wicketkeeper for Josh Inglis and no left-arm tempo substitute for Mitchell Starc, who has retired from the 20-over sport.
The fast-bowling assault is led by Cummins and Hazlewood, together with Nathan Ellis and Xavier Bartlett, plus all-rounders Cameron Inexperienced and Marcus Stoinis. All are right-handers.
“The T20 side has enjoyed a long run of recent success which enabled the panel to choose a balance of players across the variety of conditions Sri Lanka and India may present,” Bailey added.
Australia open their account on February 11 in Colombo towards Eire.
They are going to identify a separate squad for a T20 sequence towards Pakistan that precedes the World Cup.
Squad: Mitchell Marsh (capt), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Cameron Inexperienced, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Quick, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
