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Australia named a 17-man T20I squad for Pakistan in Lahore; Beardman and Edwards called up after BBL success. Some key players miss out on account of injury.
Tim David (Picture credit: AFP)
Australia have announced a 17-member squad for the three-match T20I series against Pakistan that begins on January 29. Five members of their 2026 T20 World Cup squad — Josh Hazelwood, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Glenn Maxwell and Nathan Ellis — didn’t make the cut on account of injury and workload reasons.
Chief selector George Bailey said Tim David has suffered a minor ‘setback’ in his recovery from a hamstring injury but would likely be slot in time for the marquee event in India and Sri Lanka from February 7. The identical goes for Josh Hazlewood, who’s recovering from an Achilles problem and is targeting a return for the warm-up games on the World Cup. Cummins can be yet to recuperate fully from a stress injury.
Maxwell and Ellis have been rested, which has allowed fast-bowler Mahli Beardman and all-rounder Jack Edwards to be rewarded for his or her excellent performances within the Big Bash League with call-ups. Beardman, who has eight wickets at a mean of 30.25 within the T20 league, and Edwards, who has collected 15 wickets at 18.33, could make their international debuts within the series, which can be played entirely in Lahore.
Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Mitch Owen, Josh Phillippe, and Matt Renshaw have also been included within the team, despite not being a part of the World Cup. Bailey suggested that each one of them could fight for traveling reserve spots for the tournament.
“The series is an amazing opportunity for those getting ready to selection and a few young players we rate highly for useful experience with the World Cup group in Pakistan,” Bailey said. “Some are already experienced international players together with Mahli Beardman who has been with the group plenty of times and Jack Edwards who joined for the last one-day match against India in Sydney last yr.”
Australia’s full squad for Pakistan series
Mitchell Marsh (C), Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Mahli Beardman, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitch Owen, Josh Philippe, Matthew Renshaw, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
January 19, 2026, 09:55 IST
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