Australia announce squad for ODI series against Zimbabwe and New Zealand, Pat Cummins rested

Australia have announced their squad for the upcoming ODI series against Zimbabwe and New Zealand. While pacer Pat Cummins has been rested, senior spinner Adam Zampa has been included in the squad for the white-ball matches.

The team management has also dropped several names who were a part of Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka. Mitchell Swepson, Josh Inglis, Jhye Richardson, Travis Head, and Matthew Kuhnemann, were left out of the squad. Ashton Agar, Marcus Stoinis, and Sean Abbot make their return to the set-up.

The series will provide an opportunity to play some great cricket: Chief selector George Bailey

Both series will be played in North Queensland with the home team facing Zimbabwe first in Townsville, before taking on their Trans-Tasman rivals in Cairns. While the ODI series against Zimbabwe will start on August 28, the first ODI match against New Zealand will take place on September 6. The Men in Yellow will want to play excellent cricket and win both series.

Team Australia recently completed their tour of Sri Lanka where they played some good quality cricket. The Men in Yellow completely outplayed Sri Lanka during the T20I series but had to face a defeat during the 50-over matches. After the white-ball matches, both teams took on each other during a two-match Test series that ended in a 1-1 draw.

Australia ODI squad against ZIM and NZ: Aaron Finch (c), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa