Exciting news for Australian cricket fans! Star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is making a much-anticipated return to the squad for the T20 series against India, having fully recovered from a wrist fracture. Adding to the buzz, promising young Western Australian fast bowler Mahli Beardman has earned a surprise call-up, marking a potential international debut. These significant changes are part of Australia’s broader strategy as they meticulously prepare for the highly anticipated Ashes series.
To ensure key players are in peak form for the Test series against England, which kicks off on November 21st, the Australian team management has instructed Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Hazlewood, and Sean Abbott to gain crucial red-ball match practice in the Sheffield Shield.
Maxwell’s recent absence stemmed from a wrist fracture sustained during a net session prior to Australia’s T20 series in New Zealand back in September. Now fully fit, he is eager to contribute in the last three matches of the T20 International series against India.
Expect considerable rotation within the Australian squad, with some players returning from injuries while others are strategically sent to play Sheffield Shield matches to fine-tune their skills for red-ball cricket.
New faces joining the T20 squad include Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Josh Philippe, and Mahli Beardman. Conversely, Josh Hazlewood and Sean Abbott will depart after completing their respective matches.
In the One Day International squad, Jack Edwards and Matt Kuhnemann have been brought in. Marnus Labuschagne, however, will leave the team before the final ODI match scheduled for Saturday in Sydney.
Josh Philippe, who initially stepped in for Maxwell in New Zealand and then for Josh Inglis in the ODI squad (due to Inglis’s calf injury), has now been confirmed for the T20 squad. He will participate in the five-match series starting October 29th in Canberra.
Good news for Josh Inglis fans: he is anticipated to rejoin the ODI squad for the upcoming Sydney match.
With questions lingering over Pat Cummins’s availability for the Ashes due to a back injury, and Cameron Green slowly making his way back to bowling after surgery, Sean Abbott is now a strong contender to bolster Australia’s pace attack this summer, alongside Michael Neser and Brendan Doggett.
Australia’s Final ODI Squad vs. India:
Mitchell Marsh (captain), Xavier Bartlett, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Jack Edwards, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe (wicketkeeper), Matt Renshaw, Matthew Short, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa.
Australia’s T20I Squad vs. India:
Mitchell Marsh (captain), Sean Abbott (for games 1-3), Xavier Bartlett, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis (for games 4-5), Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood (for games 1-2), Mahli Beardman (for games 3-5), Travis Head, Josh Philippe, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Owen, Matt Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.