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On Monday, Cricket Australia announced the T20I and ODI squads for the upcoming tours of Scotland and England. Australia is all set to play three T20I games against Scotland and England followed by five ODI games against England in the UK in September.
Australia Announced New-Look T20I And ODI Squads For Scotland And England Tour
While the West Australian young gun Cooper Connolly has received his maiden call-up for the upcoming t20I series, on the other hand, ODI World Cup-winning captain Pat Cummins will be rested for the upcoming white tour of the UK. Mitch Marsh will be leading the side in Pat Cummins’ absence for five one-dayers against England after leading the team during the recent T20 World Cup.
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Our white-ball squad to tour the United Kingdom in September is here 🔥
See you soon, @englandcricket and @CricketScotland 👋 pic.twitter.com/TrqTpuoU65
— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) July 15, 2024
Notably, fast bowler Mitchell Starc and allrounder Glenn Maxwell will sit out the T20s, but return for the ODIs. This is the first tour of the Australian cricket team following the retirement of David Warner. Veteran keeper Matthew Wade has been left out in favor of Josh Inglis.
West Australian Cooper Connolly has also been included in the T20 squad – his first national selection.
“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,” chairman of selectors George Bailey said.
“We are particularly pleased to offer Cooper his first opportunity in the T20 squad having introduced the likes of Jake, Spencer [Johnson], Xavier [Bartlett] and Aaron [Hardie] in the past 12 months. They are exciting prospects to join the likes of Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis and Josh Inglis in the white ball setup.
“With the Champions Trophy on our doorstep early next year, the white ball series against Pakistan leading into the summer and a huge home Test series against India 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 in Big Bash or state cricket.”
Complete schedule of Australia’s tour of Scotland and England:
4 September: 1st T20I v Scotland, The Grange, Edinburgh
6 September: 2nd T20I v Scotland, The Grange, Edinburgh
7 September: 3rd T20I v Scotland, The Grange, Edinburgh
11 September: 1st T20I v England, Rose Bowl, Southampton
13 September: 2nd T20I v England, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
15 September: 3rd T20I v England, Old Trafford Manchester
19 September: 1st ODI v England, Trent Bridge, Nottingham
21 September: 2nd ODI v England, Headingley, Leeds
24 September: 3rd ODI v England, Riverside, Chester-le-Street
27 September: 4th ODI v England, Lord’s, London
29 September: 5th ODI v England, County Ground, Bristol
Australia T20I squad for Scotland and England tour:
Mitchell Marsh (capt), 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 for England tour:
Mitchell Marsh (capt), 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.
