Overview
- Cricket Australia named a 17-player squad for three T20Is in Lahore from January 29 to February 1, with Mitchell Marsh to captain.
- Pat Cummins will skip the Pakistan tour and is expected to miss at least the start of the T20 World Cup, with plans to join around game three or four.
- Josh Hazlewood and Tim David are on track to be available for Australia’s tournament opener against Ireland on February 11 in Colombo, according to George Bailey.
- Glenn Maxwell and Nathan Ellis are also rested for workload management, leaving only 10 members of the World Cup squad on the Pakistan trip.
- Uncapped Mahli Beardman and Jack Edwards were called up after strong BBL form and could debut as selectors finalize plans ahead of the January 31 squad deadline.