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Key players rested as Australia unveil squad for Pakistan T20Is

Cricket Australia (CA) has decided to rest key players for the upcoming T20I series against Pakistan as they unveiled a 13-member squad on Monday with the captain to be named in due course.

Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis and Spencer Johnson have returned to the T20I team following their returns from injury.

However, some key players including Travis Head, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc will miss the T20I series against Pakistan as they prepare for the first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India in Perth.

The chairman of selectors George Bailey has shared that the captain of the squad will be announced in due course.

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“I think there’s a number of players with the ability to captain and some that have had some captaincy experience as well,” Bailey said. “We’ll work through that.”

“This group of players have all represented Australia in T20 cricket, so we look forward to them continuing to enhance their international experience throughout this series.

“We are excited by the mix of experience combined with those closer to the start of their international journeys.

“It is particularly encouraging to have Xavier, Spencer and Nathan back in the national setup. It’s another opportunity for them to continue to show their ability on the international stage, as they have done in the past.”

Australia squad for T20I series against Pakistan

Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa

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