Pat Cummins will be rested for Australia’s ODI top-end tour against Zimbabwe and New Zealand but The Hundred won’t take precedence for four other stars.
Marcus Stoinis, Sean Abbott, Glenn Maxwell and Adam Zampa are set to cut their The Hundred campaigns in England short after been included in a 14-man squad to play six ODIs in August and September in Townsville and Cairns.
Townsville’s Riverway Stadium will host Zimbabwe before international men’s cricket returns to Cairns’ Cazalys Stadium for three games against the world No.1 Kiwis.
Legspinner Zampa returns following the birth of he and wife Harriet’s first child while Ashton Agar (side strain) and Sean Abbott (broken finger) rejoin the squad.
Cummins is being managed through a period of rehabilitation and physical preparation for the Test captain’s upcoming summer while Travis Head will miss both series for the birth of his partner’s first baby.
(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Eleven Australians will play in England’s The Hundred across August and September, with that foursome set to miss the late stages of the tournament and join the national team.
Mitchell Swepson, Josh Inglis, Jhye Richardson and Matthew Kuhnemann drop out of the squad that lost the recent ODI series 3-2 in Sri Lanka.
Both series will take place after encountering delays due to COVID-19-related issues in previous years.
“These series against New Zealand, the world’s No.1 ranked ODI side, and Zimbabwe will be good contests and provide an opportunity to play some great cricket in the lead-up to the home summer,” chairman of selectors George Bailey said.
“The team is excited to be marking the start of a huge summer with these matches in North Queensland.”
AUSTRALIA: Aaron Finch (capt), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa.
GAMES:
v Zimbabwe in Townsville on August 28, 31 and September 3
v New Zealand in Cairns on September 6, 8, 11.
Jeff
Roar Rookie
Take it easy man. Let’s go bowling :thumbup:
Chanon
Roar Rookie
Fair enough looks like it’s above my payroll, the dude abides :thumbup:
Jeff
Roar Rookie
The link is on 13th Man’s article
Jeff
Roar Rookie
Well actually other than for India, all nations other than I think Ireland, Afghanistan and maybe Zimbabwe do in fact receive the same $ share of the ICC revenue. There’s a link somewhere else here to the ICC revenue sharing model.
Chanon
Roar Rookie
Disastrous for the rich nations but we could distribute the wealth to the minnows then we are all equal. The ICC would have to shake the tree for a equal distribution but we know this would never happen. :laughing:
Jeff
Roar Rookie
I think that's right. The fact is NZC's finances are razor-thin re net returns and Test matches cost them, whilst white ball gives them a profit. It's even worse for Full Members playing Tests like SL, Ireland etc. Unless the ICC finds a way to reduce the imposition of standards which cost (DRS, security etc), then may nations will struggle to stage Tests and the Tests that are played will be done so at a loss, with the expectation that white ball will cover those losses.
Jeff
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No precedence re a home and away Test series. But there was the 1912 triangular Test series between Eng, Saf and Aus. So other approaches could always be on the cards. And the structure of the international engagements has changed so much in the last 15 years that it's not out of the question re the need to consider different approaches. Indeed, it's probably necessary for Test cricket to bend in order to maintain its primacy in the face of a rapidly changing scheduling/format environment. And split-host series is probably one of the better ways to adjust, without compromising Test series themselves. I could envisage a 6 (dare I say, 8) Test match series played across India and Australia between October and January. Maybe alternating two Tests per host at a time. Same with SAF. And the same with NZ.
13th Man
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Well we've just seen a test series finished a year after it started so who knows now. I'd just like to see us tour NZ more often, whether that's apart of a bigger test series or a standalone. Just an idea.
Tempo
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Australia has toured New Zealand three times in six seasons for white ball games since the last test series (and a fourth one was cancelled due to border restrictions this season). Unfortunately, NZ loses money on test cricket, so they have a strong preference for white ball games. That's the main reason NZ only ever schedule 2 test series at home, even against money spinners such as India and England. If NZ had really wanted Australia to tour for a test series instead of white ball games at some point in the last 6 years, it may have happened. I suspect they don't really want to host Australia in test matches unless they can get some white ball games in at the same time to cover costs.
Tempo
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Is there any precedence for a home-and-away test series? As far as I'm aware, every test series played in history has had a designated host. Even when Australia has played the same opponents home and away in the same season (e.g., South Africa in 1993/94, 2005/06 and 2008/09), it has been considered two discrete series. I think it would be quite odd to have a test series played across two countries with a two month gap in the middle. I don't mind it as two separate series, though in my opinion it's better to have them in different seasons so it spreads out the series better. The BBL/IPL also would not prevent a Feb/Mar test series - we played Pakistan in this window this year and will play India in it next year.
13th Man
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Would love to see a 6 test series. 3 in Aus, 3 in NZ across the summer. Could even structure it so that NZ play three tests in Aus in Nov/Dec, both teams get to play home series vs different opponents in Dec/Jan, thus both getting to keep their boxing day tests. Then Australia tours NZ in Feb/Mar to finish the series. Sadly it'll never happen due to BBL and IPL.
Diamond Jackie
Roar Rookie
Great point Simon. No reason why they can’t play there regularly if there is a will to do so. To be fair , NZ covid restrictions haven’t exactly been accommodating….
Simon Manton
Guest
The absolute criminality that Australia haven't played one test match in New Zealand during NZs golden era at the top needs to be investigated. Conditions were perfect for a NZ vs Aus blockbuster test series in 2017-2022 and not even a hint of playing there. It could have really changed Cricket's placing in New Zealand forever Instead we're going on 8 years without playing there, and no one has been held to account. Forget ball tampering, this imo is a much bigger scandal. Anyway, interesting to be playing up north in September. Hopefully they're both enjoyable series in their own way