The Australian cricket team; for the upcoming five-match T20I series against the Sri Lankan team, have been announced. The T20 series will start from February 11, 2022. The two teams will play five T20Is in the series.
The first T20I of the series is slated to be played on February 11, at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
Warner not included
The Sri Lankan team might have been relieved because two star Aussie players are not going to feature in the series for the Australian team. The left-handed batsman David Warner will not be a part of the series. Warner has been rested and the left-handed batter has been replaced by Ben McDermott in the team.
McDermott has recently been in an amazing form in the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) this time. The 27-year-old, right-handed batsman has scored a total of 577 runs in the tournament at a strike rate of more than 150.
Left-handed batsman Travis Head, all-rounder Moises Henriques and fast bowler Jhye Richardson have also been selected for the upcoming Sri Lanka series.
Langer not part of the squad
Apart from this, another significant point is that Australian team's head coach Justin Langer will not be a part of the upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka.
Langer is expected to prepare for the Test series against Pakistan that is going to be held in March this year. The Australian team will play 3 Tests, 3 ODIs and one T20I match against Pakistan. The first Test match is scheduled to be played in Karachi, on March 3.
In absence of Justin Langer, Andrew McDonald will be the head coach of the Australian team for the T20I series against the Sri Lankan team. All-rounder Mitchell Marsh will also not play the T20 series against the Sri Lankan team. Warner and Marsh have been rested.
Aaron Finch will continue to lead the Australian team in the five-match series.
Australia Squad: Aaron Finch (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Moises Henriques, Josh Inglis, Ben McDermott, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade , Adam Zampa
