Australia cricket team has announced its 15-member squad for the Champions Trophy 2025. The team includes veteran players like Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis. It seemed that the injury of team captain Pat Cummins was serious and with the announcement of the team the doubts about him ended. However, there is no official medical update from the team yet regarding his injury.
Jack Fraser-McGurk not ranked
Opener Jack Fraser-McGurk has been dropped from the Australia team. The opening batsman made his ODI debut in 2024, but has not been able to perform well in this format so far. He has scored only 87 runs in five ODI matches at an average of 17.40. This is the reason why the selectors dropped him from the team. Matt Short and Aaron Hardy have been included in the senior team for the first time for this tournament. Nathan Ellis has also been included in the ODI team. These are the only three changes made in the team that will win the ODI World Cup in 2023.
What did George Bailey say on choice?
Commenting on the team selection, chief selector George Bailey said, ‘This is a balanced and experienced team, with key players having played in the last ODI World Cup, the West Indies series, the UK tour last year and the recent home series in Pakistan. . ,
Australia team for Champions Trophy:
Pat Cummins (captain), Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Matt Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.
Australia’s schedule for the Champions Trophy is as follows-
25 February: Australia v South Africa, Rawalpindi.
28 February: Afghanistan v Australia, Lahore.
4 March: Semifinal 1, Dubai.
March 5: Semifinal 2, Lahore.
March 9: Final, Lahore or Dubai.
