West Indies vs Australia Squads, Schedule and Details

WI vs AUS Schedule: The Australian cricket team will soon be touring to the West Indies for a white ball cricket tour. Quite a few Australian and West Indies players were in India for the 14^th edition of the IPL. However, with the rising cases of COVID 19 in India, the league had to be suspended by the BCCI until further notice.  The Aussies and the Windies players are now back home, and are set for the international schedule. Five T20Is and three ODIs will be contested between the two sides.

West Indies vs Australia Schedule

July 9: WI vs AUS: 1st T20I, Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia

July 10: WI vs AUS: 2nd T20I, Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia

July 12: WI vs AUS: 3rd T20I, Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia

July 14: WI vs AUS: 4th West Indies vs Australia Squads, Date and Details, Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia

July 16: 5th T20I, Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia

July 20: WI vs AUS: 1st ODI, Kensington Oval, Barbados

July 22: WI vs AUS: 2nd ODI, Kensington Oval, Barbados

July 24: WI vs AUS: 3rd ODI, Kensington Oval, Barbados

Cricket Australia recently announced the 23 man squad on Monday that will be traveling to the Caribbean Islands. Aaron Finch will be captaining his side in the limited overs, while, Steve Smith, Mitch Sarc, Josh Hazlewood, David Warner and Pat Cummins are also back in the side.

Specialist top order batsman Marnus Labuschagne is on the sidelines due to “logistical complexities” of joining the squad , as he is competing in the County Championship in England. Chief selector Trevor Horns knows about the protocols an individual will have to follow in order to tour, and such is the case for Labuschagne.

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“Had we not been in the middle of a global pandemic Marnus would be on this tour as a well-established member and important part of the one-day side,” said selector Trevor Hohns.

“It’s an unfortunate circumstance of the many challenges the world is facing right now.”

19  year old wrist spinner Tanveer Sanga has also been made the cut, after an impressive show of skill in the recent edition Big Bash League.

West Indies vs Australia Squads

Australia Squad:
Aaron Finch (captain), Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Riley Meredith, Josh Philippe, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Tanveer Sangha, D´Arcy Short, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Andrew Tye, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa

West Indies T20I Squad:
Kieron Pollard (captain), Nicholas Pooran, Fabian Allen, Dwayne Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Fidel Edwards, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Evin Lewis, Obed McCoy, Andre Russell, Lendl Simmons, Kevin Sinclair, Oshame Thomas, Hayden Walsh Jr.

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