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Steve Smith returns from Injury; Pat Cummins rested for T20Is

Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 2022


Steve Smith returns from Injury; Pat Cummins rested for T20Is
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The Australian men's squads for the Qantas Tour in Sri Lanka have been announced.The following men's squads have been named by the National Selection Panel (NSP) for the Qantas Tour of Sri Lanka. From early June to mid-July, Australia plays three T20 Internationals, five One-Day Internationals, and two Test matches at Kandy, Colombo, and Galle. Two one-day and four-day matches will be played by Australia A. During the trip, a handful of players will represent both Australia and Australia A.

Adam Zampa will be absent from the tour due to the birth of his first child, while Test captain Pat Cummins will skip the T20 matches in order to prepare for the ODI and Test series.

Marcus Harris and Mark Steketee are significant omissions from the 16-man Test squad, but both have been included in the 'A' squad that will accompany the senior men's team on a shadow tour of Sri Lanka.

Australia Test squad: Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith (vc), David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Usman Khawaja, Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, , Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson.

 

Andrew McDonald will go on his debut tour as a full-time head coach. Sean Abbott, Scot Boland, Pete Handscomb, and Jhye Richardson are among the players in the 'A' team, which will play two one-day and two first-class games. Tanveer Sangha and Aaron Hardie are also in the mix.

Australia T20I squad: Aaron Finch (c), David Warner, Matthew Wade(wk), Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis(wk), Mitchell Marsh,  Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Mitchell Swepson.

Australia A set to play two one-day and four-day matches. A number of players will play both Australia and Australia A matches during the tour.

Australia A Squad: Sean Abbott (NSW), Scott Boland (VIC), Pete Handscomb (VIC), Aaron Hardie (WA), Marcus Harris (VIC), Travis Head (SA), Henry Hunt (SA), Josh Inglis (WA), Matthew Kuhnemann (QLD), Nic Maddinson (VIC), Todd Murphy (VIC), Josh Philippe (WA), Matt Renshaw (QLD), Jhye Richardson (WA), Tanveer Sangha (NSW), Mark Steketee (QLD)

 

Tour Fixtures:
 
Australia:
 
June 7: First T20, Colombo
June 8: Second T20, Colombo
June 11: Third T20, Kandy


June 14: First ODI, Kandy
June 16: Second ODI, Kandy
June 19: Third ODI, Colombo
June 21: Fourth ODI, Colombo
June 24: Fifth ODI, Colombo


June 29 - July 3: First Test, Galle
July 8-12: Second Test, Galle
 
Australia A:
 
June 8: First one-day match, Colombo
June 10: Second one-day game, Colombo


June 14-17: Four-day tour match, Hambantota
June 21-24: Four-day tour match, Hambantota


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