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MELBOURNE: Australia have made several changes to their squads for the upcoming white-ball tour of Bangladesh, with star batter Travis Head set to miss the assignment after being granted personal leave.
Head, who was unavailable for Australia’s recent ODI series against Pakistan due to his Indian Premier League (IPL) commitments with Sunrisers Hyderabad, had initially been selected for both the ODI and T20I squads for Bangladesh.
However, Cricket Australia (CA) has now confirmed that the left-handed opener will sit out the entire tour as part of workload management plans.
National selector Tony Dodemaide said the decision was taken with an eye on Head’s demanding schedule across all three formats over the next year.
“Travis was initially selected in the ODI and T20I legs of this Bangladesh tour but has subsequently been granted personal leave for both,” Dodemaide said. “We look forward to seeing him again for the top-end Test series against Bangladesh.”
Australia are yet to announce a replacement for Head in the T20I squad.
The visitors have also suffered another setback with regular white-ball captain Mitchell Marsh ruled out of the ODI series as he continues his recovery from an ankle injury sustained during the IPL.
Marsh had already missed the ODI series against Pakistan after suffering a flare-up of the injury and was expected to return for the Bangladesh tour. However, he will now target the T20I series, which begins on June 17.
With both Marsh and official ODI captain Pat Cummins unavailable, Josh Inglis will continue to lead Australia in the 50-over format after captaining the side in Pakistan. The wicketkeeper-batter could also take charge of the T20I side should Marsh fail to recover in time.
Australia have also been forced into a bowling change after leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha sustained a hamstring injury during the Pakistan series. He has been replaced by off-spinner Todd Murphy, who has earned his maiden call-up to Australia’s white-ball setup.
Meanwhile, Matt Short and Ollie Peake have retained their places in the squad after impressive performances during the Pakistan ODIs. Both players were initially selected only for that series, but did enough to convince selectors to keep them in the group.
Australia ODI squad: Josh Inglis (c), Xavier Bartlett, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Todd Murphy, Ollie Peake, Matthew Renshaw, Liam Scott and Adam Zampa.
Australia T20I squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Joel Davies, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Riley Meredith, Josh Philippe, Matthew Renshaw and Adam Zampa.
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