Australian white-ball tour of Scotland and England, September 2024

[Westend]

Australia T20 squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa

Australia ODI squad: Mitch Marsh (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa

 

[Westend]

Nice to see some young faces ...Cummins rested

looks a good young squad

 

[big_e]

The biggest news is probably the selection of Cooper Connolly in the T20 squad.

Connolly bolts into new-look Aussie squad | cricket.com.au

Perth young gun Cooper Connolly a surprise inclusion alongside Jake Fraser-McGurk in rejuvenated…

www.cricket.com.au

September 4: First T20 v Scotland, The Grange, Edinburgh, time TBC

September 6: Second T20 v Scotland, The Grange, Edinburgh, time TBC

September 7: Third T20 v Scotland, The Grange, Edinburgh, time TBC

September 11: First T20 v England, Rose Bowl, Southampton, 3.30am Sept 12 AEST

September 13: Second T20 v England, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, 3.30am Sept 14 AEST

September 15: Third T20 v England, Old Trafford Manchester, 11.30pm AEST

September 19: First ODI v England, Trent Bridge, Nottingham, 10pm AEST

September 21: Second ODI v England, Headingley, Leeds, 10pm AEST

September 24: Third ODI v England, Riverside, Chester-le-Street, 10pm AEST

September 27: Fourth ODI v England, Lord's, London, 10pm AEST

September 29: Fifth ODI v England, County Ground, Bristol, 8pm AEST

Australia T20 squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa

Australia ODI squad: Mitch Marsh (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa

 

[Cleavy]

why are spuds like David and Stonis still there?!

 

[peternorth]

Good to see some different players in the squad. Freshen it up, provide experience.

When the next t20 WC comes around, I estimate the bowling attack will be starc, cummins, hazlewood.

 

[NYRB]

Tim David is on that team on reputation not form. Did diddly even around T20 franchise around the world.

Matt Short not in there is a tad strange.

Feel like Aaron Hardie hasnt quite nailed down international leagues Ive seen him play eg MLC. I do feel he is a level higher than the BBL though.

Stoinis' as much as I dont like the guy, was probably Australias best player in this year World Cup.

Why no Maxwell? Im assuming he got rested along with some major names.

No Matthew Wade, im assuming selectors have moved on from him given he was part of the 2 failed recent campaigns in the World Cup. Inglis is the right choice for me.

And I know Mitch Marsh name been throw up in social media, some reckon he shouldnt be in that squad. For me his liability is spin in the subcontinent.

 

[ioppolo]

Tim David is on that team on reputation not form. Did diddly even around T20 franchise around the world.

Matt Short not in there is a tad strange.

Feel like Aaron Hardie hasnt quite nailed down international leagues Ive seen him play eg MLC. I do feel he is a level higher than the BBL though.

Stoinis' as much as I dont like the guy, was probably Australias best player in this year World Cup.

Why no Maxwell? Im assuming he got rested along with some major names.

No Matthew Wade, im assuming selectors have moved on from him given he was part of the 2 failed recent campaigns in the World Cup. Inglis is the right choice for me.

And I know Mitch Marsh name been throw up in social media, some reckon he shouldnt be in that squad. For me his liability is spin in the subcontinent.

Matt Short and his wife are expecting a child very shortly. He'll head over once he's born.

 

[cricketnut14]

looks like we've moved on from wade and perhaps agar in T20 and Stoinis from the odi format.

hopefully all the test players come back fresh for the summer to join cummins, lyon and khawaja.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Nice to see some young faces ...Cummins rested

looks a good young squad

But David still gets picked. Would have been the perfect time to give Ollie Davies a go

 

[NYRB]

But David still gets picked. Would have been the perfect time to give Ollie Davies a go

From what I hear, you were a big advocate for Tim David in past posts? Has the T20 World Cup performance reinforced now your views about him?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

From what I hear, you were a big advocate for Tim David in past posts? Has the T20 World Cup performance reinforced now your views about him?

Not so much that but it’s time to blood players who can be genuine out and out hitters. I was a fan of trying David as at least domestically he’d done this especially in the IPL but maybe that’s his level that’s okay least we know now

 

[NYRB]

Not so much that but it’s time to blood players who can be genuine out and out hitters. I was a fan of trying David as at least domestically he’d done this especially in the IPL but maybe that’s his level that’s okay least we know now

His performances in other T20 leagues, was kind of a reflection of his last BBL campaign. He has failed to deliver on a consistent basis . Measuring fail is a tough . But if your job is to come out and swing for 25 runs off 15 balls or so, Id say he failed more often than not as a power hitter.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

His performances in other T20 leagues, was kind of a reflection of his last BBL campaign. He has failed to deliver on a consistent basis . Measuring fail is a tough . But if your job is to come out and swing for 25 runs off 15 balls or so, Id say he failed more often than not as a power hitter.

Yep, one thing I will say I feel we misread the conditions in the Windies, a solid bat like Green instead of David in those conditions was a blunder.

 

[ioppolo]

There's no way Ollie Davies should be near the Aussie team right now. As if he'd do any better than David anyway.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

There's no way Ollie Davies should be near the Aussie team right now. As if he'd do any better than David anyway.

Try someone, doesn't have to be Davies. Would have been happy with Sutherland too or someone like that as well. We have seen David, he's had a WC and everything in between. Move on.

 

[corbies]

Try someone, doesn't have to be Davies. Would have been happy with Sutherland too or someone like that as well. We have seen David, he's had a WC and everything in between. Move on.

Tim David averages 30 at a strike rate of 163 for Australia = failure, move on.

Ollie Davies averages 21 at a strike rate of 135 in domestic T20s = must be tried.

 

[NYRB]

Tim David averages 30 at a strike rate of 163 for Australia = failure, move on.

I want to see Tim David do that under pressure when Australia has a game on the line. There is a reason why the Hobart Hurricanes have been a failure especially with that given squad year in, year out. With that squad, they should have made a few more Grand Finals.

I dont see him as a winning type personality. I went to one of the games he played in Perth recently, and yep he scored runs in a losing cause. I have this question mark whether he can do what he is supposed to be doing in 'big games'.

Id love to know his results in big franchise leagues in 'crunch games'. I reckon it would be pretty poor. And the fact that he is hiding down the order at 7 in a batting lineup playing as a specialist batsman in alot of games , complicates things.

 

[big_e]

We've already qualified for the next T20 World Cup, and there's a 0% chance we won't qualify for the next CWC in 2027, too.

Any white-ball game between those events is just a practice match. If your favourite player didn't get selected, don't worry, they probably will soon enough.

 

[magpiemaniac44]

Tim David is on that team on reputation not form. Did diddly even around T20 franchise around the world.

Matt Short not in there is a tad strange.

Feel like Aaron Hardie hasnt quite nailed down international leagues Ive seen him play eg MLC. I do feel he is a level higher than the BBL though.

Stoinis' as much as I dont like the guy, was probably Australias best player in this year World Cup.

Why no Maxwell? Im assuming he got rested along with some major names.

No Matthew Wade, im assuming selectors have moved on from him given he was part of the 2 failed recent campaigns in the World Cup. Inglis is the right choice for me.

And I know Mitch Marsh name been throw up in social media, some reckon he shouldnt be in that squad. For me his liability is spin in the subcontinent.

My takes

David I sort of agree
Short's having a child
Hardie is an interesting one, the only open spot I see in the T20 XI (for this series) is the #7, wonder if his game can adapt to that or not as he bats at #3 in the BBL
Stoinis is a lock in the T20 format
Maxwell rested
No idea about Wade but didn't do much in the WC so probably fair enough
Marsh is just out of form he'll be fine

 

[magpiemaniac44]

The teams I'd probably go with

ODI
M Short, Head, Marsh, Smith, Labuschagne, Maxwell, Carey, Starc, Ellis, Zampa, Hazlewood

T20
Fraser-McGurk, Head, Marsh, Inglis, Stoinis, David, Hardie, Johnson, Ellis, Zampa, Hazlewood

 

[Cam Payne]

Can't believe they dropped all australian net bowler Ashton Agar. This'll be the first tour in a decade he's not toured. Bad for team moral it is.

 

[cricketnut14]

We've already qualified for the next T20 World Cup, and there's a 0% chance we won't qualify for the next CWC in 2027, too.

Any white-ball game between those events is just a practice match. If your favourite player didn't get selected, don't worry, they probably will soon enough.

sadly it's true about white ball cricket these days - only world cups matter.

 

[icyflakes]

looks like we've moved on from wade

Thank ****, he is the biggest dickhead in the side and nowhere near good enough to hold his slot. He doesnt match anyone else in the side's attitude.

His best contribution to Australian cricket is forcing Zampa's "Zippy" nickname during the t20 world cup

 

[Voice of the G]

My takes

David I sort of agree
Short's having a child
Hardie is an interesting one, the only open spot I see in the T20 XI (for this series) is the #7, wonder if his game can adapt to that or not as he bats at #3 in the BBL
Stoinis is a lock in the T20 format
Maxwell rested
No idea about Wade but didn't do much in the WC so probably fair enough
Marsh is just out of form he'll be fine

Hearing talk that Maxwell,s test career might not be over and being looked at for the test series in asia as the 2nd spinner and batsman.Needs to play more red ball cricket for me which includes shields to be considered.Give a younger all rounder a go.

 

[Cleavy]

Hearing talk that Maxwell,s test career might not be over and being looked at for the test series in asia as the 2nd spinner and batsman.Needs to play more red ball cricket for me which includes shields to be considered.Give a younger all rounder a go.

like who? (if we are doing like for like)

Back in the baggy green? Selectors plan for Glenn Maxwell’s Test comeback

Glenn Maxwell is in line for a long-awaited return to Australia’s Test team this summer, as the national selectors ponder a radically altered line-up.

www.theage.com.au

probably better off picking the next best spinner, whoever that is.