Australia’s 14-man roster for the forthcoming home three-match ODI series against Pakistan does not include Travis Head or Mitchell Marsh. Due to their paternity leave, both batters will have another chance to bat at the top of the order for young Jake Fraser-McGurk.
Matt Short, who performed admirably in both white-ball formats during the previous UK tour, will be Australia’s other specialized opener. Pat Cummins, who has not played in the ODI format since that historic night in Ahmedabad on November 19, 2023, will return with this series.
The 31-year-old will be accompanied on the field for the first time since the 2023 ODI World Cup final by pace partners Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc. Regarding true comebacks.
Marcus Stoinis is back in the mix because of Cameron Green’s injury, which has officially ruled him out of the Australian summer due to a stress fracture in his back. The all-rounder will miss six months of activity due to impending surgery.
Since he has not participated in the format since the middle of the 2023 World Cup, Stoinis now has another opportunity, thanks to Green’s injury. But Aaron Hardie, who had an incredibly successful UK tour in all white-ball formats, will be a fierce rival.
The rest of the team chooses itself because the selectors have kept the same players who have lately succeeded in England. November 4th marks the start of the ODI series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. In Perth, matches will follow at the Adelaide Oval (November 8) and Optus Stadium (November 10).
Pat Cummins (captain), Sean Abbott, Cooper Connolly, and the Australia team Adam Zampa, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Jake Fraser-McGurk
