Australia has rested its star pace trio of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Starc from the upcoming white-ball series against England. The veteran seamers recently played all three Tests in a 2-1 series defeat by South Africa and will miss the three-match ODI series beginning in Perth on 13 November.
Squad Changes and Selection Details
Cummins and Hazlewood are also omitted from the five-match T20 series starting on 21 November, while 36-year-old Starc has already retired from the format. Fast bowler Mahli Beardman, 21, has been selected for both squads and could make his international ODI debut, alongside uncapped wicketkeepers Sam Harper and Lachlan Shaw who join for the T20s.
Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, and Matt Renshaw, who also featured in the South Africa Tests, are included for the ODIs but left out of the T20 squad. Although 33-year-old Cummins remains the official ODI captain, he has only played one 50-over match since November 2024, meaning Mitchell Marsh will captain the side in the longer format.
Seamer Nathan Ellis is restricted to the T20 squad after sustaining a side strain during the September ODI tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe. Meanwhile, fellow pacer Jack Edwards joins both squads following his one-day debut on that same trip. All-rounder Liam Scott returns to the ODI squad, and spinners Nikhil Chaudhary and Joel Davies are selected for the 20-over matches.
Top-order batters Jake Fraser-McGurk and Mitchell Owen return to the T20 setup, and middle-order finisher Tim David is picked exclusively for the shorter format despite recently returning to 50-over domestic cricket after a four-year absence.
Intense Upcoming Schedule
Following the final T20 against England on 2 December, Australia faces a heavy pre-Ashes Test schedule where Cummins, Starc, and 35-year-old Hazlewood are expected to play frequently. The team begins a four-match home Test series against New Zealand on 9 December before traveling for a five-Test series against India starting on 21 January.
Australia will then play England in a one-off Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground starting 11 March to celebrate 150 years of Test cricket, ahead of the Indian Premier League. The team could also reach the World Test Championship final at the Oval on 9 June, leading directly into the five-match Ashes series from 18 June to 2 August, followed by the ODI World Cup in South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe on 7 October.
