Matt Renshaw and Cameron Green were among six Australian players selected for a series of one-day cricket internationals against England in the immediate aftermath of a Test series loss in South Africa on the weekend.
Frontline pace bowlers Mitch Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins are being rested for two white-ball series against England this month to prepare for the four-test series against New Zealand starting Dec. 9 at Perth in what is a packed four-month schedule for the Australians.
Green and Renshaw were chosen along with Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Travis Head and Cooper Connolly in a 14-man squad for the three home ODIs on Nov. 13, 15 and 18. No players from the third test were selected for the T20 squad to face England in a five-game series.
Mitch Marsh will lead both of the Australian white-ball squads.
Cricket Australia has plenty of selection and form issues to weigh ahead of the series against New Zealand and a test tour to India starting in January. South Africa, the World Test Championship holder, ended Australia’s two-year presence atop the International Cricket Council’s test standings with the series win at home.
“We are in the middle of a highly demanding phase of our schedule,” Australia selector George Bailey said. “Our multi-format players are transitioning directly from the tour of South Africa into an ODI and T20 series, leaving a narrow window to ensure the squad is physically prepared and fresh for the upcoming New Zealand test series,” he added.