Return of Travis Head for England’s ODIs. In order to field complete sides for the forthcoming ODIs against England and the two-match Test series against the West Indies at home, Travis Head has returned to the Australian ODI squad.
Despite Australia’s tendency to limit the strain of its three first-choice quicks in bilateral assignments, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, and Josh Hazlewood have been picked to play in both series. Due to Australia’s early elimination from the current T20 World Cup, this is the case.
Head will replace Aaron Finch in the ODI lineup after Finch missed the series against Zimbabwe and New Zealand to be with his partner for the birth of their first child. Recently, Finch departed the group. In this three-game series, which will begin on November 17, four days after the T20 World Cup final, Cummins will make his ODI captain debut.
“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,”
George Bailey – Chair of Selectors
“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 added
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Aaron Finch is replaced by Travis Head in the ODI team.
Australia will travel to Perth to play West Indies in the first Test, which starts on November 30. Following the end of the ODI series against England on November 22. Beginning on December 8, Adelaide will host the second and final Test of the current series.
The 13-man group they chose for the two Test matches had no significant shocks. Marcus Harris, who didn’t travel to Sri Lanka with the senior team. Is back after putting up a strong performance in County Cricket and the Sheffield Shield. Scott Boland is anticipated to be the back-up pacer to the first-choice three. Even though he’ll probably be the backup batter.
“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 said
