On Monday, Cricket Australia announced the squads for the Australian team's upcoming ODI and T20I series against Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Australia will play 3 ODIs against Pakistan from May 30 to June 4. This means that the series is set to clash with the IPL final, which is currently scheduled for May 31. Later in June, Australia will play 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is versus Bangladesh from June 9 to June 21.
All three series will be away series for Australia. CA has decided to call up many uncapped and fringe players for these three series.
Key Points
Australia U-19 captain Ollie Peake has earned his maiden international call-up for the Pakistan ODI series.Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc will miss the Pakistan and Bangladesh white-ball tours.Several IPL stars, including Travis Head and Cameron Green, will rejoin Australia after the Pakistan ODIs.Mitchell Marsh will captain Australia in the ODI and T20I series during Cummins’ absence.Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Starc, collectively known as Australia's 'Big Three' pacers, are missing from all three squads. Cricket Australia has decided not to call back any players from the IPL at this point for the upcoming matches.
Starc has retired from T20Is, while Cummins is Australia's full-time ODI captain. All three of them are currently at the IPL. While Starc's Delhi Capitals seem out of the playoffs race for now, Cummins' Sunrisers Hyderabad, which he is also captain of, and Hazlewood's Royal Challengers Bengaluru are in pole position to make the top four.
In Cummins' absence, full-time T20I skipper Mitchell Marsh will lead the ODI side. Marsh is also at the IPL right now, but he is playing for Lucknow Super Giants, who have already been eliminated from the playoffs race.
The 'Big Three's absence has also been explained as a workload management measure as Australia are set to play 20 Tests in a period of around 15 months following the white-ball tour.
Other big names like Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, and Marcus Stoinis are also missing from the squads. All three have retired from ODIs, but remain available for selection in T20Is.
Green, Head, and Inglis added to the Australia ODI squad
Mitchell Marsh's IPL teammate Josh Inglis and all-rounder Cameron Green have been selected in all three squads. Green is playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026, and they too are on the brink of elimination from the tournament.
Travis Head (SRH), Cooper Conolly, Ben Dwarshius, and Xavier Bartlett (all Punjab Kings) have been left out of the ODI squad against Pakistan but were selected for the ODIs against Bangladesh. Dwarshius has been left out of the T20Is, with left-arm pacer Spencer Johnson taking his place instead. All-rounder Aaron Hardie will also play only the T20I series.
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A few uncapped players have also received the call from the Australian selectors. Most notably, Ollie Peake.
Peake was Australia's captain at the Under-19 World Cup earlier this year and led his team to the semi-finals. In fact, Australia were unbeaten in the tournament until losing the semi-final to England. With 2 centuries in 4 innings, Peake finished the tournament as Australia's second-highest run-scorer.
Peake has only been called up for the series against Pakistan. All-rounder Liam Scott and left-arm spinner Joel Davies are the other uncapped players called up to the squads.
Scott is part of both ODI series, but not the T20Is. Davies is a part of the ODIs in Pakistan and the T20Is in Bangladesh.
Apart from them, a few fringe veterans have been called up as well. Left-arm pacer Billy Stanlake, who has not played for Australia since 2019, has been included in the squad against Pakistan, as has all-rounder Matt Short. Wicketkeeper Josh Philippe has been included only in the T20I squad.
Just like Davies, pacer Riley Meredith - who last played ODIs in 2021 and T20Is in 2024 - has only been included in the Pakistan ODIs and Bangladesh T20Is. Despite not officially being a part of the squad, both of them will stay with the team during the ODIs in Bangladesh.
Australia ODI squad vs Pakistan
Mitchell Marsh (capt), Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Riley Meredith, Ollie Peake, Matthew Renshaw, Tanveer Sangha, Liam Scott, Matthew Short, Billy Stanlake, Adam ZampaMitchell Marsh (capt), Xavier Bartlett, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Renshaw, Tanveer Sangha, Liam Scott, Adam ZampaAustralia T20I squad vs Bangladesh
Mitchell Marsh (capt), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Joel Davies, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Riley Meredith, Josh Philippe, Matthew Renshaw, Adam Zampa
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