With Australia scheduled to play three T20s against Scotland and five ODIs against England, Australia’s World Cup-winning captain Pat Cummins will be rested for both tours in September.
Pat Cummins Rested for Limited-Overs Tour to England
Australia skipper Pat Cummins will be rested for the upcoming tour against England and Mitchell Starc will miss the T20 program of the trip as part of a workload management program.
Australia will be playing a three-match T20I series against Scotland and a match ODI series against England in September. Cricket Australia said Cummins’ absence was a pre-planned one, which is part of the preparations for the Champions Trophy 2025 next year.
England is currently involved in a test series against West Indies and will play a T20I series before playing against Australia.
Mitchell Marsh will be captaining the side for the tour. David Warner has retired and wicketkeeper Matthew Wade has been excluded, with selectors looking at the future.
The young batter Jake Fraser-McGurk who has been portrayed as David Warner in both T20 and ODI squads has been included in the tour after being named as a travelling reserve for the T20 World Cup in the USA and West Indies.
“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 giving some senior players time to prepare for the home summer and a busy first half of next year,” George Bailey, Australia’s selection chairman, said.
The likes of 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,” Bailey said. “With the Champions Trophy next year … there has been a lot of planning invested into these next six months.
“That has included gradual integration of new players into our white ball squads who have earned international opportunities via excellent form.”
Australia is the current champion in the ODI World Cup and is the holder of the Test Champions title, but didn’t reach the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup after suffering a 24-run defeat against India in the Super 8s stages.
Australia T20 Squad
Mitch Marsh (c), 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.
Australia ODI squad
Mitch Marsh (c), 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.
