Four NSW Blues have booked their ticket to New Zealand, after being named in a 14-player squad for the upcoming Qantas Tour of New Zealand.
Four Blues headed to NZ
Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Josh Hazlewood and Adam Zampa have all been named by the National Selection Panel in the men's T20I squad to face New Zealand in Mount Maunganui next month.
Men's Test and one-day international captain Pat Cummins will mis the series as part of his ongoing management plan leading into the summer, while Mitchell Starc has announced his retirement from T20 International cricket to focus on his Test and ODI career.
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Australian T20 Squad:
Mitchell Marsh (Perth Scorchers/Fremantle Cricket Club) (c)
Sean Abbott (Sydney Sixers/Parramatta District Cricket Club)
Xavier Bartlett (Brisbane Heat/Gold Coast Cricket Club)
Tim David (Hobart Hurricanes/Claremont-Nedlands Cricket Club)
Ben Dwarshuis (Sydney Sixers/Sutherland Cricket Club)
Josh Hazlewood (Sydney Sixers/ St George Cricket Club)
Travis Head (Adelaide Strikers/Tea Tree Gully Cricket Club)
Josh Inglis (Perth Scorchers/Joondalup Cricket Club)
Matt Kuhnemann (Brisbane Heat/Clarence Cricket Club)
Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars/Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club)
Mitchell Owen (Hobart Hurricanes/New Town Cricket Club)
Matthew Short (Adelaide Strikers/Northcote Cricket Club)
Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars/Scarborough Cricket Club)
Adam Zampa (Melbourne Renegades/Sutherland Cricket Club)
QANTAS Tour of New Zealand
First T20: October 1 | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui (4.15pm AEST)
Second T20: October 3 | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui (4.15pm AEST)
Third T20: October 4 | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui (4.15pm AEST)