England’s white-ball tour of Australia gives fans a chance to catch a glimpse of England’s next generation of cricket stars, while six T20s against Scotland and England provide the team’s key players with a chance to shine.
Test captain Pat Cummins has been managed for the tour, with bowler Mitchell Starc and all-rounder Glenn Maxwell rested for the T20 leg of the tour. Josh Hazlewood is ruled out of the Scotland T20s with a calf strain, while Brisbane Heat quick Spencer Johnson is ruled out with a side injury.
In the absence of Australia’s number one paceman, Seamer Nathan Ellis and Xavier Bartlett He was given the opportunity to lead the bowling attack and work toward additional selection honors.
Ellis and Bartlett are both relatively new to international action, but while they have rarely made a mistake for Australia, they are rarely named in the starting line-up outside of a series of uncontextual two-match games when the ‘Big Three’ are resting.
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“I could sit here and talk for hours about how many great fast bowlers we have. It’s just about trying to find the breakthrough and when the opportunity comes, trying to grab it with both hands,” Bartlett said. ESPNcricinfo transmission.
“If you look at our big three, Starc, Hazlewood and Cummins, they’ve been on an incredible run for so long and it’s testament to their quality but also to how much they’ve sacrificed to maintain that level for so long.”
Tasmania Quick Riley MeredithHaving not played international cricket since 2021, he was also named in Australia’s T20 squad as a last-minute replacement for the injured Johnson.
After retiring from the international stage, former Australia opener David Warner handed over the white-ball opening duties to the rising star. Jake Fraser-McGurk“Now everything is your champion,” he posted on Instagram.
Fraser-McGurk, who shone in the first ODI series against West Indies earlier this year, is expected to make his T20I debut this week against Scotland in Edinburgh, opening alongside Travis Head. The left-handed dynamo has been a standout in this year’s Indian Premier League campaign, amassing 330 runs for Delhi Capitals at a brilliant strike rate of 234.04.
Adelaide Strikers Opener Matthew Short If he makes it into the Australia squad for the England T20s after the birth of his first child, he could replace Fraser-McGurk at the top of the pecking order. Having played four ODIs and nine T20Is for Australia, Victoria has been unstoppable in the Big Bash League over the past 24 months, scoring 999 runs at 45.40. However, the national selectors have previously admitted they would prefer him in the middle order.
“I look at guys like Matthew Wade and Marcus Stoinis, who probably dominated domestic cricket at the top end but didn’t get the top-order opportunities they wanted for Australia,” Short said last week.
“So they had to adapt in the middle, and they did a really good job of it. So when they’re selected for the team, they can hit at any position.
“Personally I think I’m better suited to be at the top of the order, but if I want to play more cricket for Australia I need to be able to play in more positions.”
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Maxwell’s absence leaves a void in the Western Australian all-rounders. Cameron Green and Aaron Hardy They are mid-level prospects, both of whom are future prospects in all three formats.
Green hasn’t played a T20I since October 2022, while Hardy is yet to produce his best results on the international stage.
Meanwhile, veteran wicketkeeper Matthew Wade has paid the price for an unforgettable T20 World Cup campaign in the Caribbean, losing his international place to the West Australian glovesman. Josh Inglis.
Having carried the wicket as Australia’s reserve wicketkeeper on almost every overseas tour since 2021, Inglis has finally been recognised as Australia’s best glovesman in both white-ball formats.
The 29-year-old scored a hundred in his maiden international match in a T20I against India in Visakhapatnam last year, but that landmark score remains his only fifty-plus score in the shortest format of the game for Australia.
“We’re delighted to have Josh competing,” senior selector George Bailey said of Inglis in July.
“He has been waiting in the wings and has only had small opportunities in the T20 space before.
“We’re delighted he’s taking over on a more permanent basis now and obviously he’s had a taste of the one-day team and we’re looking forward to that continuing.”
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Another interesting addition to the Australian T20 squad is a youngster from Western Australia. Cooper ConnollyHe is the first player to be selected for the national team for the tour of England.
The 21-year-old all-rounder, who has been named as Australia’s reserve tweaker after Ashton Aggar, could partner white-ball mainstay Adam Zampa in the Scotland T20s if a second spinner is needed.
Connolly, who hails from Perth’s northern suburbs, has never scored a T20 fifty and has scored at 145.80 in the game’s shortest format, primarily as a finisher. He has become a household name since last year’s BBL final, when he led the Scorchers to a stunning five-wicket win over Brisbane Heat at Perth Stadium.
“I’m sure he has the quality to play (for Australia) and that’s what’s really exciting for us,” Australia captain Mitchell Marsh told Fox Cricket last month.
“He will be up for the challenge and will learn a lot from being around our more experienced players.
“He’s going to have a really good time.”
The first T20 between Scotland and Australia begins at 11pm AEST on Wednesday.
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Scotland’s T20 tour of Australia
All times are AEST
4 September – First T20, Edinburgh, 11pm
6 September – 2nd T20, Edinburgh, 11pm
7 September – 3rd T20, Edinburgh, 11pm
Australia’s T20 squad
Mitchell Marsh (c), Shawn Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Jake Frazier-McGurk, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardy, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Riley Meredith, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
Scotland’s T20 squad
Richie Barrington (c), Charlie Cashel, Matthew Cross, Bradley Currie, Jasper Davidson, Chris Greaves, Ollie Hairs, Jack Jarvis, Michael Jones, Michael Riske, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safian Sharif, Chris Sole, Charlie Tier, Mark Watt, Bradley Wheel
