Australia publicizes squad for T20 World Cup 2026

Australia named injured quick bowlers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, and big-hitter Tim David in its ‍provisional squad for the T20 World Cup in February-March, whereas ​increasing its spin choices to go well with situations in ‌Sri Lanka and India.

Cummins, who has not performed ​a global recreation within the quick format since June 2024, was rested from the ultimate two Ashes video games towards England to handle his again points, solely enjoying within the third Take a look at within the collection.

The pacer will endure last scans later within the month to find out ​his participation within the World Cup, Cricket Australia mentioned. ⁠The groups have till January 31 to call their last squads.

Hazlewood was dominated out of the whole Ashes collection with an harm in ​the Achilles’ area whereas ⁠recovering from a hamstring pressure, whereas David picked up a recent hamstring harm within the Massive Bash League (BBL) on Boxing Day.

“They’re monitoring effectively and we’re ‌assured they are going to be obtainable for the World ‌Cup,” Australian chair of selectors George Bailey mentioned.

Australia additionally handed shock call-ups to left-armer spinners ‍Matt Kuhnemann and Cooper Connolly, who’ve only one T20 wicket between them.

They be a part of skilled leg-spinner Adam Zampa, with Glenn ‍Maxwell and Matthew Quick providing further spin assist.

“It is a preliminary squad so ought to modifications have to be made they are going to be made forward of the assist interval,” Bailey mentioned.

Connolly has been in chic kind with the bat within the BBL this yr with 170 runs in 4 video games at a strike price of 166.

Australia, who will ⁠be enjoying its group video games in Sri Lanka, can be led by Mitchell Marsh as ​captain, and can kick off its World Cup marketing campaign towards Eire ⁠on February 11.

Revealed on Jan 01, 2026