Cricket Australia has named their T20I squad for the upcoming series against Pakistan at home with plenty of surprises included.
Australia T20I Squad for Pakistan Series:
| Sean Abbott | Tim David | Spencer Johnson |
| Xavier Bartlett | Nathan Ellis | Glenn Maxwell |
| Adam Zampa | Jake Fraser-McGurk | Matthew Short |
| Marcus Stoinis | Aaron Hardie | |
| Cooper Connolly | Josh Inglis |
The watered-down Australia squad was announced after their Test stars opted out of the T20 series against Pakistan to focus on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India which begins just days after this series’ conclusion.
This means Australia will have a new T20I skipper with Josh Inglis, Adam Zampa, and Matt Short vying for the captaincy.
Australia will also be without their head coach Andrew McDonald for the T20 series with Andre Borovec handling the coaching reins. Borovec previously took on a similar role during a five-match T20I series against India after last year’s ODI World Cup.
Fast bowlers Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, and Nathan Ellis, have all been called back after recovering from injuries sustained during Australia’s recent tour in the UK.
Pakistan has also announced their teams for the tour, following a similar pattern to the Aussies by naming plenty of youth as they look to build a team for the future.
Pakistan Squad:
| Mohammad Rizwan (c) (wk) | Abbas Afridi | Salman Ali Agha (vc) |
| Irfan Khan | Jahandad Khan | Naseem Shah |
| Babar Azam | Shaheen Afridi | Haseebullah Khan |
| Omair Yousuf | Sahibzada Farhan | Sufiyan Muqeem |
| Usman Khan | Arafat Minhas | Haris Rauf |
Schedule:
- November 14: Gabba.
- November 16: SCG.
- November 18: Bellerive Oval, Hobart.
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