Cricket Australia has introduced a 16-member squad for the facet’s five-match T20I sequence within the West Indies that scheduled to happen in July. The sequence is preceded by three Take a look at matches, the primary that Australia play within the West Indies in over a decade. Mitchell Marsh will captain the squad and Josh Hazlewood, who starred in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) win, has additionally been included. Glenn Maxwell, who lately introduced his retirement from ODI cricket, has additionally been included within the squad.
That is Australia’s first T20I sequence since November final yr, once they beat Pakistan away from dwelling 3-0. The Carribean tour begins on June 25 in Barbados with the primary Take a look at. The second Take a look at shall be performed from July 3 after which the sequence ends in Jamaica with the third match beginning on July 12. The primary two T20Is will then be performed in Jamaica on July 20 and 22. The tour then strikes to St Kitts the place the remaining T20Is shall be performed on July 24, 25 and 27.
Among the many notable absentees are Jake Fraser-McGurk, Marcus Stoinis and Xavier Bartlett. Fraser-McGurk’s poor kind appears to have value him his place within the group. He has lengthy been seen as David Warner’s inheritor to the opening position within the shortest format, and doubtlessly in ODIs and Assessments as properly in a while. Based on ESPNCricinfo, CA desires him to play a bit extra four-day cricket for South Australia within the Sheffield Protect to assist him work on his all-round batting and decision-making to complement his uncooked ball-striking skill.
In the meantime, uncertainty continues on the standing of Marcus Stoinis. The all-rounder had retired from ODI cricket simply earlier than the 2025 Champions Trophy earlier this yr. Whereas he’s out there for choice in T20Is, Stoinis doesn’t have a central contract and Australia’s subsequent T20I sequence towards South Africa overlaps together with his commitments in The Hundred.