Australia’s Champions Trophy 2025 Squad: Australia has announced the team for the Champions Trophy starting in Pakistan next month. Three players of the Australian team that won the ODI World Cup in 2023 under the captaincy of Pat Cummins are not in this team.
The rest of the team is the same. Australian team has won this tournament twice and once again its eyes are on this trophy.
Australia Announces Strong Squad for Champions Trophy 2025
Australia has announced its 15-member team for the Champions Trophy starting next month. All-rounders have been given priority in this team. Two players were selected in the team of the ICC event for the first time.
Match Short and Aaron Hardy have got a place in the team. This is the first time that both of them have got a place in the team for an ICC tournament. Two-time champion Australia would like to lift another ICC trophy under the captaincy of Pat Cummins in this big tournament starting on February 19. Australia has won the ODI World Cup and Test Championship title under the captaincy of Cummins.
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New Faces and Key Changes in Australia’s Champions Trophy Squad
Jack Fraser McGurk is considered the future of Australia, but his name is not in this team. Jack, who has been struggling with poor form recently, has not been able to make it to the team. Nathan Ellis has returned to the team. There are three changes in this team compared to the Australian team that won the ODI World Cup in 2023. David Warner, Cameron Green and Sean Abbott are not part of this team.
Warner has retired. Cameron Green is injured and Abbott has not got a place in the team. Matt, Hardy and Nathan Ellis have replaced these three.
Pat Cummins Leads Australia’s Champions Trophy Team for 2025
Cummins has been made the captain of the team, but there is doubt about his playing in the tournament. While announcing the team, Chief Selector George Bailey said that he had a problem with his ankle. In such a situation, there is doubt whether he will be able to play in the Champions Trophy or not. According to the ICC rules, all eight teams for the Champions Trophy have to announce the teams five months before the start of the tournament.
However, teams can make changes up to a week before the start of the tournament. After this, if other teams have to make any changes, then they will have to get permission from the ICC. The Australian team has been placed in GGroup Balong with Afghanistan, England and South Africa
Australia’s Champions Trophy 2025 Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue |
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| 22 February | Australia vs England | Lahore |
| 25 February | Australia vs South Africa | Rawalpindi |
| 28 February | Afghanistan vs Australia | Lahore |
Australia’s Champions Trophy Squad:
- Pat Cummins (captain)
- Alex Carey
- Nathan Ellis
- Aaron Hardy
- Josh Hazlewood
- Travis Head
- Josh Inglis
- Marnus Labuschagne
- Mitchell Marsh
- Glenn Maxwell
- Matt Short
- Steve Smith
- Mitchell Starc
- Marcus Stoinis
- Adam Zampa
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