Australia have announced their T20I squad for the upcoming series against Scotland and England, with Perth Scorchers all-rounder Cooper Connolly earning his first T20I call-up. The post-David Warner era has begun for Australia, and a new opening pair will take to the field for the white-ball series against Scotland and England. The Baggy Greens will play a three-match T20I series against Scotland in September. Australia will also play three T20Is and five ODIs against England later in the month.
The three T20Is against Scotland will be played on September 4, 6 and 7, and the England T20I series will begin on September 11.
In place of Warner, Jake Fraser-McGurk was included in the T20I squads for both series and the ODI squad against England. Fraser-McGurk will look to establish itself as a long-term opening alternative for Australia.
Connolly has featured in 15 domestic T20s. He starred for the Perth Scorchers in the 2022-23 Big Bash League final with his quick 25* off 11 deliveries. On his Sheffield Shield debut he scored 90 against Tasmania earlier this year.
Mitchell Marsh will lead the team in the absence of Pat Cummins, who is rested. Cummins is currently involved in Major League Cricket with the San Francisco Unicorns.
Experienced duo Mitchell Starc and Glenn Maxwell will also miss the T20I series but will join the squad for the ODI series against England.
Matthew Short, who traveled with Australia’s T20 World Cup squad as a reserve player, will miss the T20I tour due to the birth of his first child.
“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 summer at home and a busy first half of next year. I am delighted to offer Cooper his first opportunity in the T20 squad, having introduced the likes of Jake, Spencer, Xavier and Aaron over the last 12 months. They are interesting prospects to join the likes of Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis and Josh Inglis in white. ball configuration,” national selector George Bailey said in a Cricket Australia statement.
With almost seven months to go until the ICC Champions Trophy, Australia will look to find the right balance within the ODI squad.
“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 over the next six months. integration of new players into our white-ball teams who have achieved international opportunities through excellent form in Big Bash or state cricket,” he added.
Australia T20I squad for Scotland and England: 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: 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.
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