NEW DELHI: As part of a workload management program, ODI World Cup-winning captain Pat Cummins will be rested for Australia's upcoming limited-overs tour to Britain while Mitchell Starc will miss the Twenty20 phase of the tour.
In September, Australia will play five one-day internationals against England and three Twenty20 matches against Scotland.
Cummins' absence, according to Cricket Australia, was a part of a "pre-planned, long-term load management strategy" in advance of the Champions Trophy in 2025, as per AP.
The captain of the tour will be Mitchell Marsh, who captained Australia in the most recent T20 World Cup held in the United States and the Caribbean.
With an eye toward the future, selectors passed over selecting wicketkeeper Matthew Wade and retiring veteran opener David Warner.
After being named a traveling reserve for the T20 World Cup, young batter Jake Fraser-McGurk was picked in the ODI and T20 squads.
"This tour gives us a great opportunity to bring in some new players in the absence of David Warner and Matthew Wade, as well as giving some senior players time to prepare for the home summer and a busy first half of next year," George Bailey, Australia's selection chairman, said.
The likes of Fraser-McGurk, Spencer Johnson, Xavier Bartlett and Aaron Hardie "are exciting prospects to join the likes of Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis and Josh Inglis in the white ball setup," Bailey said. "With the Champions Trophy next year ... there has been a lot of planning invested into these next six months.
"That has included gradual integration of new players into our white ball squads who have earned international opportunities via excellent form."
Although they did not make it to the T20 World Cup semifinals, Australia are the World Cup champions in the 50-over format and the reigning World Test Championship winners.
T20 squad: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
ODI squad: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa
