Australia decide to rest their top fast bowlers Pat CumminsMitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood are about to embark on the white-ball tours of Pakistan and Bangladesh. As the team continues preparations for next year’s T20 World Cup, the selectors have opted for several young and inexperienced players.Mitchell Marsh Australia will captain the team throughout the tour, which begins with a three-match ODI series against Pakistan on May 30. Youngster Ollie Peake, who recently captained Australia’s Under-19 World Cup squad, has been called up, as has uncapped all-rounder Liam Scott. Riley Meredith and Billy Stanlake also return to the team.
Senior all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has been left out of the T20 squad for the Bangladesh series, while young batsman Joel Davies has received his first call-up.The absences of Cummins, Stark and Hazlewood are primarily due to workload management. All three bowlers have recently recovered from injuries intense pulsed light The focus is now on preparations for Australia’s upcoming two-Test home series against Bangladesh later this year.Some Australian players may also miss the Pakistan ODIs due to IPL playoff commitments. The IPL final is scheduled to be held on May 31, which conflicts with the tour schedule.Players like Travis Head, Cooper Connolly, Xavier Bartlett and Ben Dwarshuis are expected to join the team in Bangladesh after the IPL season. Matthew Short remains part of Pakistan’s ODI squad but will not travel to Bangladesh.The tour gives Australia a chance to test young talent and bolster squad depth ahead of major international events.Australia ODI vs Pakistan line-up: Mitchell Marsh (c), Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuehneman, Marnus Labuschagne, Riley Meredith, Oliver Peake, Matthew Renshaw, Tanvir Sanha, Liam Scott, Matt Short, Billy Stanlake, Adam ZampaAustralia ODI vs Bangladesh line-up: Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Ben Devasius, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kooneman, Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Renshaw, Tanveer Sanha, Liam Scott, Adam ZampaAustralia T20I Bangladesh squad line-up: Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Joel Davies, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardy, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kooneman, Riley Meredith, Josh Phillippe, Matthew Renshaw, Adam Zampa
Pakistan series schedule:
- First ODI: May 30, Rawalpindi
- 2nd ODI: June 2, Lahore
- Third ODI: June 4, Lahore
Bangladesh series schedule:
- First ODI: June 9, Dhaka
- 2nd ODI: June 11, Dhaka
- Third ODI: June 14, Dhaka
- First T20I: June 17, Chittagong
- 2nd T20I: June 19, Chittagong
- Third T20I: June 21, Chittagong
