Overview
- Josh Hazlewood will miss the early matches as he continues hamstring and Achilles rehabilitation in Sydney, with no return date set and Sean Abbott named as a travelling reserve.
- Ben Dwarshuis replaces Pat Cummins after a follow-up scan showed the captain needed extra recovery time from a lower-back issue.
- Cummins said he felt close to playing but a minor setback made the tournament timeline unworkable after the planned post-Adelaide Test rest period.
- Australia enter the event on poor form after a 3-0 defeat to Pakistan and five T20s without a win, increasing scrutiny on their reshaped pace group.
- Nathan Ellis, Glenn Maxwell and Tim David are due to rejoin the squad, and Australia’s Group B campaign in Sri Lanka starts against Ireland on February 11 in Colombo.