Starc out; Faulkner back in Australia squad for India tour Australia on Friday recalled the pace duo of James Faulkner and Nathan Coulter-Nile for the five- match ODI series against India next month but Mitchell Starc was left out owing to a foot injury.
Faulkner, who was man of the match in the 2015 World Cup Final, was omitted from Australia's Champions Trophy squad. The 27-year-old has played 67 ODIs, grabbing 95 wickets. India and Australia are set to play five ODIs and three Twenty20s between September 17 and October 13.
"Pacemen James Faulkner and Nathan Coulter-Nile have been recalled to Australia's ODI squad for their tour of India in September and October, as have all-rounders Ashton Agar and Hilton Cartwright," Cricket Australia said in a statement.
The 29-year-old Coulter-Nile, who has also been picked in the Twenty20 squad, has been battling injuries in recent years, which has resulted in a mere 16 ODI appearances. He has 27 wickets to his credit in the 50-over format. Cricket Australia stated that Coulter-Nile had been picked after having "shown impressive signs in the Indian Premier league earlier this year". The pacer turns up for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPl.
In the left-out list, Starc was joined by all-rounder Moises Henriques and the injured troika of Chris lynn, John Hastings, and James Pattinson.
In the T20 squad, pacers Jason Behrendorff and Kane Richardson have been selected, while Josh Hazlewood has not been included for the T20 leg of the tour.