Defending T20 World Cup champions Australia will be close to full strength during their tour of Sri Lanka, slated to kick off in June-July as 34 players were named for the Test, ODI, and T20I series' also featuring an 'A' team.
Indian Premier League (IPL) regulars Josh Hazlewood, David Warner, Steve Smith, Matthew Wade, and Glenn Maxwell will be making their return to the limited-overs squads having missed the recent white-ball games in Pakistan. Mitchell Starc has also been named as a part of the squad.
Meanwhile, Test captain Pat Cummins will sit out the three-match T20I series which will start the tour, while first-choice spinner Adam Zampa will miss the entire tour due to the impending birth of his first child. Another one to miss out from the 16-man Test squad is Marcus Harris.
The Australians will play two matches in Galle to cap a seven-week long tour, but the opener has the chance along with a host of other fringe players to push their cases in the 'A' series.
Ben McDermott, who scored his maiden international century in a 50-over clash with Pakistan last month, will play county cricket for Hampshire in the UK instead, while Michael Neser, who is playing for Glamorgan, also missed selection for the tour.
Jhye Richardson's inclusion for only the T20 leg of the series is a blow for the whippy quick who starred in his only Test of last summer before selectors took a cautious approach with him due to injury. Richardson, along with other fringe players like Josh Inglis, Scott Boland and Sean Abbott, could still push their cases for inclusion in the Test series in the two four-day games for Australia A in Hambantota.
T20I Series Schedule
June 7, Colombo
June 8, Colombo
June 11, Kandy
ODI Series Schedule
June 14, Kandy
June 16, Kandy
June 19, Colombo
June 21, Colombo
June 24, Colombo
Test Series Schedule
June 29 - July 3, Galle
July 8-12, Galle
Australia A:
June 8: First one-day match, Colombo
June 10: Second one-day game, Colombo
June 14-17: Four-day tour match, Hambantota
June 21-24: Four-day tour match, Hambantota
Australia T20 squad
Aaron Finch (c), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade, David Warner
Australia ODI squad
Aaron Finch (c), Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner
Australia Test squad
Pat Cummins (c), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith (vc), Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner
Australia A squad
Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Peter Handscomb, Aaron Hardie, Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Henry Hunt, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Nic Maddinson, Todd Murphy, Josh Philippe, Matt Renshaw, Jhye Richardson, Tanveer Sangha, Mark Steketee
