Australia’s Matt Brief celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of England’s Jamie Smith, Trent Bridge Cricket Floor, Nottingham, Britain, September 19, 2024. — Reutetrs
MELBOURNE: Australia will use the upcoming white-ball excursions of Pakistan and Bangladesh to check their depth after naming squads that includes three potential debutants, selectors mentioned on Monday.
ODI captain Pat Cummins and fellow quick bowlers Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc will miss the excursions to relaxation after taking part in within the IPL.
Mitchell Marsh will captain all squads, with Australia to play three ODIs towards Pakistan in Rawalpindi and Lahore from Could 30 earlier than travelling to Bangladesh for 3 ODIs in Dhaka within the run-up to the T20 collection.
Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis, who had been each a part of the Australia squad that did not make it out of the group stage on the T20 World Cup earlier this 12 months, have been dropped.
All-rounder Liam Scott has been included within the ODI squads for Pakistan and Bangladesh, with Victoria batter Ollie Peake becoming a member of him within the Pakistan squad.
T20 specialist Joel Davies has been included within the squad for 3 T20Is in Chattogram, Bangladesh, beginning on June 17.
“It’s always exciting to see new players get an opportunity to play international cricket and be a part of the national team,” selector George Bailey mentioned in an announcement.
“The blend of experienced players coupled with new or returning players will provide a nice mix for these subcontinent tours.”
Quick bowlers Billy Stanlake and Riley Meredith return for the Pakistan ODIs, whereas spinner Tanveer Sangha was named in each 50-over squads.
Meredith can even stay with the group for the T20 leg in Bangladesh.
Travis Head, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis and Xavier Bartlett will be a part of the squad for the Bangladesh ODIs after their Indian Premier League commitments, changing Peake, Stanlake, Meredith and Matt Brief.
Left-arm fast Spencer Johnson returns for the T20 element together with Aaron Hardie.
Australia squad for Pakistan ODIs (Could 30 to June 4): Mitchell Marsh (capt), Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Inexperienced, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Riley Meredith, Oliver Peake, Matthew Renshaw, Tanveer Sangha, Liam Scott, Matt Brief, Billy Stanlake, Adam Zampa
Australia squad for Bangladesh ODIs (June 9-14): Mitchell Marsh (capt), Xavier Bartlett, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Inexperienced, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Renshaw, Tanveer Sangha, Liam Scott, Adam Zampa
Australia squad for Bangladesh T20s (June 17-21): Mitchell Marsh (capt), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Joel Davies, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Inexperienced, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Riley Meredith, Josh Philippe, Matthew Renshaw, Adam Zampa
