As Australia names its ODI team for the England series, Travis Head is back. The team for Australia’s two-match Test series against the West Indies is also announce.
Australia’s T20 World Cup 2022 campaign did not go as plan. But the Men in Yellow are already preparing for the 50-over World Cup. Which will take place in India the following year. For the next bilateral series against England. Which will be follow by the West Indies visiting Australia for a two-match Test series. Australia has announced a full-strength squad.
With Aaron Finch declaring his retirement from ODIs. Australia pick Travis Head to fill the spot and he will almost certainly be in the starting lineup as he returns to the Australian ODI team. Despite Australia’s preference to limit the burden of their first-choice pacers. Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, and Josh Hazlewood have been pick to play in both series.
Travis Head will be see during the series against England. Creating a new opening partnership alongside David Warner. After missing the Zimbabwe and New Zealand series. Due to the birth of his first child. Pat Cummins will make his ODI debut as captain in this three-game series. Which begins on November 17, four days after the T20 World Cup title match.
“Our focus is to continue to build a squad with an eye to next year’s World Cup under Pat as the new ODI captain, so it’s an important series. Travis Head returns in place of Aaron Finch having played well in Pakistan and Sri Lanka earlier in the year. He has demonstrated flexibility in the types of roles he can play in our ODI line-up. Our next opportunity in the ODI format will be in India next year which will allow us to experience similar conditions as for the World Cup in October,”
George Bailey said.
Following the conclusion of the ODI series against England on November 22. Australia will fly to Perth to play West Indies in the first Test, which begins on November 30. Adelaide will host the second and final Test of the two-match series. Beginning in December 8 And the 13-man team. They pick for the two Test matches feature no significant surprises.
Marcus Harris, who did not travel to Sri Lanka with the senior side, has returned after excelling in County Cricket and the Sheffield Shield. Scott Boland is expect to be the backup pace option to the core trio of Cummins, Starc, and Hazelwood, despite the fact that he is likely to be a backup.
“After some larger squads for the sub-continent tours over the winter, we have returned to a very similar squad to that which performed strongly last summer in comprehensively winning the Ashes. Marcus Harris retains his place after continuing to perform for Gloucestershire in the English County competition and a strong start to the Marsh Sheffield Shield season,”
Bailey added.