Australia vs South Africa White Ball Series: Cricket Australia has announced its team for the upcoming three-match T20I and ODI series against South Africa. Some senior players like Travis Head and Josh Hazlewood have returned to the team. At the same time, Test and ODI team captain Pat Cummins has been rested in this series due to workload management. While Mitchell Owen, who performed brilliantly in the T20 series on the West Indies tour, has entered the ODI team for the first time.
Cricket Australia has announced 14-member squads for the limited overs series. The T20 series will begin on August 10 and the last ODI will be played on August 24. Some major changes have been seen in the Australian team that returned after whitewashing the West Indies in three Tests and five T20 International matches.
All-rounder Matt Short has also been successful in making a comeback. At the same time, aggressive batsman Mitch Owen has been successful in making a place in the ODI team for the first time. Several players have been dropped following the West Indies series, including Sean Abbott, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Tanveer Sangha, Cooper Connolly, and Aaron Hardie. The team continues to focus on preparation for next year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.
“As we build towards the T20 World Cup the flexibility and depth shown in the West Indies, outside of the obvious results, has been a huge positive. The flexibility within the batting order and ability of bowlers to bowl in different stages of the innings were particularly pleasing to see. Mitch Owen and Matt Kuhnemann making their respective debuts and the preparation and work done by Nathan Ellis to allow him to play all five matches were highlights,” Bailey said.
“The smaller squad for a home series, along with the return of Travis Head and Josh Hazlewood, see some players not part of the squad for this Top End series, but all remain in the frame moving forward and we feel the entire group embraced every opportunity. We expect that to continue through this series, and the New Zealand and Indian series later this year, as we balance continued opportunities for players and the preparation for the Test summer,” he added.
Australia T20I Squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Sean Abbott, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matt Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Owen, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa.
Australia ODI Squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Lance Morris, Mitchell Owen, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa.
Series Schedule
First T20I: August 10, Darwin
Second T20I: August 12, Darwin
Third T20I: August 16, Cairns.
First ODI: August 19, Cairns
Second ODI: August 22, Mackay
Third ODI: August 24, Mackay.
