IND vs AUS: Big shake-up! Australia announce major squad changes midway through India series | Cricket News
Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is set to return to cricket after recovering from a wrist fracture, joining the T20 series against India. Young Western Australian fast bowler Mahli Beardman has received a surprise call-up for potential international debut as Australia implements several team changes before the upcoming Ashes series.The Australian team management has directed Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Hazlewood, and Sean Abbott to participate in Sheffield Shield matches, as they are all being considered for the Test series against England starting November 21.
Maxwell’s injury occurred during a net bowling session before Australia’s T20 series in New Zealand in September. He is now ready to play in the final three matches of the T20I Series against India.The Australian squad will see significant rotation as some players return from injuries while others head to Sheffield Shield matches for red-ball cricket preparation.The T20 squad additions include Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Josh Philippe, and Mahli Beardman, while Josh Hazlewood and Sean Abbott will depart after their respective matches.For the ODI squad, Jack Edwards and Matt Kuhnemann have been added, while Marnus Labuschagne exits the team ahead of the final ODI match in Sydney on Saturday.Josh Philippe, who replaced Maxwell in New Zealand and later joined the ODI squad due to Josh Inglis’s calf injury, has now been included in the T20 squad for the five-match series beginning in Canberra on October 29.Josh Inglis is expected to rejoin the ODI squad for the Sydney match.With uncertainty surrounding Pat Cummins‘s Ashes participation due to a back injury and Cameron Green gradually returning to bowling following back surgery, Abbott joins other pace bowlers like Michael Neser and Brendan Doggett in contention for strengthening Australia’s bowling options this summer.Australia squad for final ODI vs India: Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Jack Edwards, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe (wk), Matt Renshaw, Matthew Short, Mitchell Starc, Adam ZampaAustralia T20I squad vs India: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Sean Abbott (games 1-3), Xavier Bartlett, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis (games 4-5), Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood (games 1-2), Mahli Beardman (games 3-5), Travis Head, Josh Philippe, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Owen, Matt Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.
