A quartet of NSW Blues are bound for the Caribbean next month, after being named in a 16-player squad for the T20I component of the Australian men’s team’s upcoming tour of the West Indies.
Four Blues off to Caribbean for AUS
Josh Hazlewood has been named in his first T20s after winning the Indian Premier League title with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru earlier this week.
Hazlewood will be joined by bowling allrounders Sean Abbott and Ben Dwarshuis, along with spinner Adam Zampa.
Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc will sit out the T20s and return home following the Windies Tests.
Australian T20I Squad
Sean Abbott (NSW/Parramatta District Cricket Club)
Cooper Connolly (WA/Scarborough Cricket Club)
Tim David (Hobart Hurricanes/Claremont-Nedlands Cricket Club)
Ben Dwarshuis (NSW/Sutherland Cricket Club)
Nathan Ellis (TAS/Lindisfarne Cricket Club)
Cameron Green (WA/Subiaco-Floreat Cricket Club)
Aaron Hardie (WA/Willetton Cricket Club)
Josh Hazlewood (NSW/ St George Cricket Club)
Josh Inglis (WA/Joondalup Cricket Club)
Spencer Johnson (SA/West Torrens Cricket Club)
Matt Kuhnemann (TAS/Clarence Cricket Club)
Mitchell Marsh (c) (WA/Fremantle Cricket Club)
Glenn Maxwell (VIC/Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club)
Mitch Owen (TAS/Newton Cricket Club)
Matthew Short (VIC/Northcote Cricket Club)
Adam Zampa (NSW/Sutherland Cricket Club)
Qantas Tour of the West Indies
First Test: June 25-29, Bridgetown, Barbados (midnight AEST)
Second Test: July 3-7, St George's, Grenada (midnight AEST)
Third Test: July 12-16, Kingston, Jamaica (1am AEST)
Australian Test Squad
First T20I: July 20, Kingston, Jamaica (Jul 21, 9am AEST)
Second T20I: July 22, Kingston, Jamaica (Jul 23, 9am AEST)
Third T20I: July 25, Basseterre, St Kitts (Jul 26, 8am AEST)
Fourth T20I: July 26, Basseterre, St Kitts (Jul 27, 8am AEST)
Fifth T20I: July 28, Basseterre, St Kitts (Jul 29, 8am AEST)