Cricket Australia’s National Selection Panel (NSP) has today announced a 14-player Australian squad for the CommBank Women’s T20 Tour of New Zealand . Victorian wicket-keeper, Nicole Faltum has been named in her first Australian side in the absence of captain, Alyssa Healy. The 24-year-old has played in the last eight editions of the Weber WBBL, making the move to the title-winning Melbourne Renegades for WBBL|10 where her work with the gloves and lower-order hitting proved pivotal. Faltum is no stranger to facing international opposition having represented Australia A on multiple occasions and captaining the Governor-General’s XI against England in January. Selectors have named Tahlia McGrath as captain for the series, with Ashleigh Gardner her deputy. Australia will play three T20 Internationals against World Champions, New Zealand from 21-26 March. Australian squad for CommBank Women’s Tour of New Zealand Darcie Brown (Adelaide Strikers/Northern Districts CC) Nicole Faltum (Melbourne Renegades/Dandenong CC Ashleigh ...

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The National Selection Panel (NSP) has named a 14-player men’s squad for the two-match Test Series on the Qantas Tour of New Zealand. Courtesy of Cricket Australia – Multicultural Media (eLanka) Australia: Pat Cummins (NSW/Penrith Cricket Club) (c) Scott Boland (VIC/Frankston Peninsula Cricket Club) Alex Carey (SA/Glenelg Cricket Club) Cameron Green (WA/Subiaco-Floreat Cricket Club) Josh Hazlewood (NSW/St George Cricket Club) Travis Head (SA/Tea Tree Gully Cricket Club) (vc) Usman Khawaja (QLD/Valley District Cricket Club) Marnus Labuschagne (QLD/Redlands Cricket Club) Nathan Lyon (NSW/Northern District Cricket Club) Mitchell Marsh (WA/Fremantle Cricket Club) Michael Neser (QLD/Gold Coast Cricket Club) Matthew Renshaw (QLD/Toombul District Cricket Club) Steve Smith (NSW/Sutherland Cricket Club) (vc) Mitchell Starc (NSW/Manly Warringah Cricket Club) NSP men’s Chair of Selectors George Bailey said: “Michael Neser returns to the squad which is mostly unchanged from recent squads. “It’s great to see Michael Neser get another opportunity in the squad following his ever-consistent ...

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Australian 15-player men’s squad for the T20 Series on the Qantas Tour of New Zealand Courtesy of Cricket Australia – Multicultural Media (eLanka) The National Selection Panel (NSP) has named the following 15-player men’s squad for the T20 Series on the Qantas Tour of New Zealand. Australia: Mitchell Marsh (Perth Scorchers/Fremantle Cricket Club) (c) Pat Cummins (Sydney Thunder/Penrith Cricket Club) Tim David (Hobart Hurricanes/Claremont-Nedlands Cricket Club) Nathan Ellis (Hobart Hurricanes/ Lindisfarne Cricket Club) Josh Hazlewood (NSW/St George Cricket Club) Travis Head (Adelaide Strikers/Tea Tree Gully Cricket Club) Josh Inglis (Perth Scorchers/Joondalup Cricket Club) Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars/Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club) Matt Short (Adelaide Strikers/Northcote Cricket Club) Steve Smith (Sydney Sixers/Sutherland Cricket Club) Mitchell Starc (Sydney Sixers/Manly Warringah Cricket Club) Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars/Subiaco Floreat Cricket Club) Matthew Wade (Hobart Hurricanes/Clarence Cricket Club) David Warner (Sydney Thunder/Randwick Petersham Cricket Club) Adam Zampa (Melbourne Renegades/Sutherland Cricket Club) NSP Chair of Selectors George ...

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