UPDATE: The National Selection Panel (NSP) has chosen the final 15-player Australian squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and India
Australian squad:
Mitchell Marsh (Perth Scorchers/Fremantle Cricket Club) (c)
Xavier Bartlett (Brisbane Heat/Gold Coast Cricket Club)
Cooper Connolly (Perth Scorchers/Scarborough Cricket Club)
Tim David (Hobart Hurricanes/Claremont-Nedlands Cricket Club)
Ben Dwarshuis (Sydney Sixers/Sutherland Cricket Club)
Cameron Green (Subiaco-Floreat Cricket Club)
Nathan Ellis (Hobart Hurricanes/Lindisfarne Cricket Club)
Josh Hazlewood (Sydney Sixers/St George Cricket Club)
Travis Head (Adelaide Strikers/Tea Tree Gully Cricket Club)
Josh Inglis (Perth Scorchers/Joondalup Cricket Club)
Matthew Kuhnemann (Brisbane Heat/Clarence Cricket Club)
Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars/Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club)
Matthew Renshaw (Brisbane Heat/Toombul Cricket Club)
Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars/Scarborough Cricket Club)
Adam Zampa (Melbourne Renegades/Sutherland Cricket Club)
Pat Cummins has been ruled out with injury and will be replaced by Ben Dwarshuis. Matthew Renshaw comes in for Matthew Short who was listed in the initial provisional squad.
Selector Tony Dodemaide said: “With Pat needing more time to recover from his back injury Ben is a ready replacement who offers a left arm pace option as well as dynamic fielding and late order hitting.
“We believe his ability to swing the ball at good pace along with clever variations will be well suited to the conditions we expect and overall structure of the squad.
“Matt (Renshaw) has impressed in all formats of late, including in multiple roles in white ball formats for Australia, the Queensland Bulls and the Brisbane Heat.
“With the top order settled and spin heavy conditions expected in the pool stages in Sri Lanka, we also feel Matt provides extra middle order support, with Tim David completing his return to play program in the early phase of the tournament.
“As a left hander, he (Renshaw) also offers a point of difference to the middle order batting.”
Australia is playing a three game T20 Series against Pakistan in Lahore before departing to Sri Lanka for the pool stages of the World Cup.
ENDS
