Published: 12:37 PM, 12 May 2026
Australia revealed their white-ball squads for Bangladesh, Pakistan series
Mitchell Marsh will be the captain across both tours as Australia begins its preparations for the ICC ODI World Cup to be held in South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe in October next year. -Reuters
Up-and-coming 19-year-old batsman Oliver Peake and all-rounder Liam Scott were on Monday given their first call-ups to Australia's white-ball squads, but veteran T20 all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was left out.
Experienced quicks Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazelwood will all sit out the tour that commences later this month, with the Aussies also calling up uncapped all-rounder Liam Scott for the three matches against Pakistan that commence on May 30.
Young batter Joel Davies also earns a call-up for the T20Is against Bangladesh in June as the Aussies look to bounce back from their disappointing campaign at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup at the start of the year, with pace duo Riley Meredith and Billy Stanlake among the players winning a recall for the Pakistan leg of the tour.
Selection Chair George Bailey believes the absence of some key players will provide opportunities to the next back of Australian stars.
"It's always exciting to see new players get an opportunity to play international cricket and be a part of the national team," Bailey said.
"The blend of experienced players coupled with new or returning players will provide a nice mix for these sub-continent tours.
"Continuing to provide opportunities for players to develop across a broad range of conditions and experiences is important and will continue to be a focus over the next 18 months to two years across the calendar and with future campaigns in mind."
Mitchell Marsh will captain the Aussies in all white-ball fixtures against Pakistan and Bangladesh as the build up continues to next year's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, while there is no room for veteran all-rounder Glenn Maxwell in the T20I squad as Davies wins his first call-up at international level.
Cummins, Starc and Hazlewood are expected to use the time to prepare for a busy upcoming schedule in Australia's ICC World Test Championship campaign that re-commences in August.
Bailey suggested there would be some tough decisions to make in the future about when best to rest Australia's fast bowlers, but said the upcoming World Test Championship campaign and next year's 50-over World Cup were among the main priorities for his side.
"Yeah, it'll be a balance," Bailey admitted.
"Potentially, in the lead up to those South African Tests (in October) there's some one-dayers in Zimbabwe and South Africa, that might be a nice lead in both to sort of continue to build some match intensity and some loads up through some white ball cricket there.
Australia ODI squad for Bangladesh: Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, MarnusLabuschagne, Matthew Renshaw, TanveerSangha, Liam Scott, Adam Zampa
Australia T20I squad for Bangladesh: Mitchell Marsh?(c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Joel Davies, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Riley Meredith, Josh Philippe, Matthew Renshaw, Adam Zampa
Australia ODI squad for Pakistan: Mitchell Marsh?(c), Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, MarnusLabuschagne, Riley Meredith, Oliver Peake, Matthew Renshaw, TanveerSangha, Liam Scott, Matt Short, Billy Stanlake, Adam Zampa
Bangladesh series schedule:
First ODI: June 9, Dhaka, Second ODI: June 11, Dhaka, Third ODI: June 14, Dhaka
First T20I: June 17, Chattogram, Second T20I: June 19, Chattogram, Third T20I: June 21, Chattogram
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