Cricket Australia (CA) has announced a 26-man squad for the England tour to be held in September. Australia is scheduled to play ODI and T20 series on this tour. Let us tell you that the schedule for this tour has not been decided yet. Australian team all-rounder Glenn Maxwell and opener Usman Khawaja have made a comeback nearly after a year.
Let us tell you that Maxwell and Khawaja last played in the ODI in the 2019 World Cup in July. Apart from these, uncapped players like Daniel Sams, Riley Meredith, Josh Phillip have also been included in the team. While, Peter Handscomb, Shaun Marsh and Nathan Coulter Nile have not found a place in the team.
Cricket Australia's Chief selector Trevor Hohns said that the team has been selected keeping in mind the preparations for the next T20 World Cup and the one-day World Cup to be held in 2023. The next T20 World Cup is to be held in Australia from October 18 to November 15 this year while the 2023 ODI World Cup will be hosted by India.
Australia's executive general manager Ben Oliver said there are many challenges to organize cricketing activities amid coronavirus. We will do whatever we can to deal with it. He said that work is being done with England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to start cricket.
Oliver said the tour is a chance for the players. The government agency and ECB are in constant contact with the authorities regarding the situation. There will be no compromise on the health of players and employees.
Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Michael Neser, Josh Philippe, Daniel Sams, D'Arcy Short, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa.
