SYDNEY:
Australia named injured quick bowlers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood and big-hitter Tim David of their provisional squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in February-March, whereas increasing their spin choices to swimsuit circumstances in Sri Lanka and India.
Cummins, who has not performed a global recreation within the quick format since June 2024, was rested from the ultimate two Ashes video games towards England to handle his again points, solely taking part in within the third check within the sequence.
The pacer will bear closing scans later within the month to find out his participation within the World Cup, Cricket Australia stated. The groups have till January 31 to call their closing squads.
Hazlewood was dominated out of the whole Ashes sequence with an harm within the Achilles’ area whereas recovering from a hamstring pressure, whereas David picked up a recent hamstring harm within the Massive Bash League (BBL) on Boxing Day.
“They’re monitoring nicely and we’re assured they are going to be accessible for the World Cup,” Australian chair of selectors George Bailey stated.
Australia additionally handed shock call-ups to left-armer spinners Matt Kuhnemann and Cooper Connolly, who’ve only one T20 wicket between them.
They be part of skilled leg-spinner Adam Zampa, with Glenn Maxwell and Matthew Brief providing extra spin assist.
“This can be a preliminary squad so ought to adjustments should be made they are going to be made forward of the assist interval,” Bailey stated.
Connolly has been in chic kind with the bat within the BBL this 12 months with 170 runs in 4 video games at a strike fee of 166.
Australia, who can be taking part in their group video games in Sri Lanka, can be led by Mitchell Marsh as captain, and can kick off their World Cup marketing campaign towards Eire on February 11.
Australia squad for T20 World Cup: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Cameron Inexperienced, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Brief, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.
