Preliminary Australian squad for the ICC Men’s Champion’s Trophy

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The National Selection Panel (NSP) has named a preliminary 15-player squad for the ICC Men’s  Champion’s Trophy.

Australia:
Pat Cummins (NSW/Penrith Cricket Club) (c)
Alex Carey (SA/Glenelg Cricket Club)
Nathan Ellis (TAS/Lindisfarne Cricket Club)
Aaron Hardie (WA/Willetton Cricket Club)
Josh Hazlewood (NSW/St George Cricket Club)
Travis Head (SA/Tea Tree Gully Cricket Club)
Josh Inglis (WA/Joondalup Cricket Club)
Marnus Labuschagne (QLD/Redlands Cricket Club)
Mitchell Marsh (WA/Fremantle Cricket Club)
Glenn Maxwell (VIC/Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club)
Matthew Short (VIC/Northcote Cricket Club)
Steve Smith (NSW/Sutherland Cricket Club)
Mitchell Starc (NSW/Manly Warringah Cricket Club)
Marcus Stoinis (WA/Subiaco Floreat Cricket Club)
Adam Zampa (NSW/Sutherland Cricket Club)

In a Zoom media conference Chair of Selectors George Bailey said the selection was “trying to get the balance right”.

“This is a balanced and experienced squad with the core having been involved in the previous one-day World Cup, the West Indies series, last year’s successful tour of the UK and the more recent Pakistan home series.

“It offers a variety of options for touring management depending on opposition and the conditions that may present in Pakistan.”

The squad will assemble, prepare and play an ODI in Sri Lanka following the upcoming Test series before heading to Pakistan for the group stage of the Champion’s Trophy.  It will be a “warm-up game in Sri Lanka”, George Bailey said.

The squad is preliminary under ICC regulations and may be changed pending squad requirements/injuries until the commencement of the tournament, says a Cricket Australia media release.

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