Fast bowler Mitchell Starc returned to the Australian ODI squad of 15 members for the three-match residence collection in opposition to India beginning on October 19 with Mitchell Marsh to continue to captain the facet within the absence of Pat Cummins.
Starc, who retired from T20 internationals final month, sat out the house ODI collection in opposition to South Africa in August after coming back from the West Indies Test tour along with his workloads being rigorously managed forward of the Ashes. He final performed an ODI in November 2024 in Adelaide in opposition to Pakistan.
He is one in all 4 inclusions to Australia’s ODI squad from the 2-1 collection defeat to the Proteas, alongside uncapped batter Matthew Renshaw, Matt Short and Mitch Owen.
Short additionally missed the final collection with a facet pressure and Owen was concussed within the T20I leg in opposition to South Africa.
Marsh will continue to captain the ODI workforce within the absence of Cummins, who is continuous his restoration from lumbar bone stress in preparation for the Ashes.
The selectors additionally named as 14-member workforce underneath Marsh for the primary two T20Is that comply with as the facet continue their buildup to subsequent 12 months’s T20 World Cup.
Alex Carey will miss the primary match of the ODI collection in Perth to play the second spherical of Sheffield Shield in opposition to Queensland on the Adelaide Oval, having missed the opening sport via his call-up to the New Zealand tour.
Josh Inglis comes again into the T20 squad following a minor calf harm together with Nathan Ellis who attended the delivery of his first little one. Glenn Maxwell remains to be unavailable due to the fracture suffered to his wrist on the tour to New Zealand.
Cameron Green will continue his preparation for the Test summer time with Western Australia following the ODI leg of the Indian collection.
Chair of Selectors George Bailey stated: “We have named a squad for the ODI series and first two games of the T20 series as there will be some management through the back end of the series as individuals prepare for the summer through Sheffield Shield cricket.
“The majority of the T20 squad will stay collectively as it is an essential interval within the construct in the direction of the World Cup subsequent 12 months, nonetheless we are attempting to strike a stability to guarantee we concurrently put together sure people for the Test collection forward.”
The first ODI will be played in Perth on October 19 while the second and third matches will be held on October 23 (Adelaide) and October 25 (Sydney).
After that, the five matches of the T20I series will be played on October 29 (Canberra), October 31 (Melbourne), November 2 (Hobart), November 6 (Gold Coast) and November 8 (Brisbane).
Australian ODI Squad:
Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Owen, Matthew Renshaw, Matthew Short, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa.
Australian T20 Squad (first two games): Mitchell Marsh (c), Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Owen, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.
