The skipper Pat Cummins will be returning to cricket action and will be leading the Australia squad for Pakistan ODIs starting on November 04.
After a break from action, Pat Cummins will use the ODI series as a warmup for the Border Gavaskar Trophy starting in November. Cummins has been rested since Australia’s exit from the T20 World Cup Campaign. The pacer has a brief stint in Major League Cricket this year and has been in rest since then.
Cricket Australia has picked a mixture of experienced and youth players for the ODI series. Fraser-McGurk has been included in the squad to solidify his chances in the Australia squad.
Introducing our Australia A four-day squad to take on India A next month at Mackay and the MCG 🔥 pic.twitter.com/GCeNMWR4R9
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Australia Selectors’ chairman George Bailey said, “This is our last ODI series before the Champions Trophy and the balance of the squad was focussed on that as well as continuing to focus on the preparation of individuals for the upcoming Test summer.”
Meanwhile, Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head will be missing out due to their respective parental leaves. Alex Carey will be also missing the series as he continues to sharpen his red ball skills against Australia.
As usual, Pat Cummins Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood will be part of the pacer unit. With Marsh missing out, Stoinis has been handed an ODI opportunity. Meanwhile Cameron Green might not be available for the next six months due to an injury he sustained during England tour.
The three-match ODI series will begin in Melbourne on November 04 and the remaining games will be played on 8 and 10 in Adelaide and Perth.
Australia squad for Pakistan ODIs: Pat Cummins (c), Sean Abbott, Cooper Connolly, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
