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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CA XI squad to play West Indies   The National Selection Panel (NSP) has named the below 12-player squad for the men’s Cricket Australia XI match against the West Indies at Karen Rolton Oval in Adelaide. The three-day tour match will be played from Wednesday 10 January to Friday 12 January ahead of the NRMA Insurance Test Series between Australia and the West Indies. CA XI squad Peter Handscomb (VIC – St Kilda Cricket Club) (c) Jack Clayton (QLD – University of Queensland Cricket Club) Harry Conway (SA – Glenelg District Cricket Club) Jake Doran (TAS – University of Tasmania Cricket Club) Jayden Goodwin (WA – Subiaco-Floreat Cricket Club) Liam Haskett (WA – Claremont-Nedlands Cricket Club) Bradley Hope (TAS – University of Tasmania Cricket Club) Jack Nisbet (NSW – Mosman Cricket Club) Liam Scott (SA – Glenelg District Cricket Club) Tim Ward (TAS – University of Tasmania Cricket Club) Doug ...

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Australian Women’s squad for CommBank Tour of India The National Selection Panel (NSP) has named the following 16-player women’s squad for the CommBank Tour of India in December/January. Australia plays one Test, three One-Day Internationals and three T20 Internationals against India in a multi-format series across two venues in Mumbai over the Christmas and New Year period. Australian Women’s squad Darcie Brown (SA / Adelaide Strikers / Northern Districts CC) Lauren Cheatle (NSW / Sydney Sixers / Campbelltown Camden District CC)* Heather Graham (TAS / Hobart Hurricanes / Clarence District CC) Ashleigh Gardner (NSW / Sydney Sixers / Bankstown CC) Kim Garth (VIC / Melbourne Stars / Dandenong CC) Grace Harris (QLD / Brisbane Heat / Western Suburbs CC)** Alyssa Healy (NSW / Sydney Sixers / Sydney CC) Jess Jonassen (QLD / Brisbane Heat / Valley Districts CC) Alana King (WA / Perth Scorchers / Midland Guildford CC) Phoebe Litchfield ...

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