Cricket Australia has announced the Test squad for the New Zealand tour. Meanwhile, they have also named the squad for five-T20Is. Matthew Wade has been axed from the Test squad for giving a poor performance in the recently concluded Test series against India. And, Alex Carey has replaced the former for the upcoming series vs South Africa.
Wade’s consistent poor run with the bat ruled him out of the Test squad. The former players and cricket pundits criticized the southpaw for throwing his wicket away. The left-handed batsman played irresponsible strokes and got out against Indian bowlers.
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Matthew Wade Dropped From Test Squad, Four New Players Gets Picked
Although, Wade has been sidelined from the Test squad. But, selectors have shown their confidence over the southpaw and he has been picked for the five-match T20I series against New Zealand. There were speculations that Tim Paine will be sacked from the captaincy of the Test team. But, that has not been the case. CA has shown their faith over Paine and will expect him to bring Australia back on winning track, who lost the Border-Gavaskar series to India.
Along with Alex Carey, the Test squad comprises uncapped players like Mark Steketee, Sean Abbott, Mitchell Swepson, and Michael Neser.
Test squad
Tim Paine (c), Pat Cummins, Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Moises Henriques, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, James Pattinson, Will Pucovski, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner.
T20I squad
Aaron Finch (c), Matthew Wade, Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Josh Philippe, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Daniel Sams, Tanveer Sangha, D’Arcy Short, Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa.
