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Australia omit star pace trio for England series

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Peter, M. (2026, November 2). Australia omit star pace trio for England series. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cr5ynwddqpd6o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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BBC News · collected 2026-11-02 · by Mike Peter

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Australia has excluded its top fast bowlers Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Starc from the upcoming white-ball series against England. The 36-year-old Starc will also miss the T20 series due to his recent retirement from the format, while Cummins and Hazlewood are only resting for strategic reasons ahead of a rigorous Test schedule. This move includes the inclusion of young players like Mahli Beardman, who could make his international debut, alongside others making their way into the squad after domestic performances.
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As of November 2, Australia has omitted veteran fast bowlers Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Starc from their squads for upcoming white-ball series against England. This decision aims to prepare the trio for a four-test series against New Zealand starting December 9 in Perth. The rested pace stars played all three Tests in Australia's recent 2-1 defeat by South Africa. For the ODI series beginning November 13, Matt Renshaw and Cameron Green are among six players selected alongside Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Travis Head, and Cooper Connolly in a 14-man squad. Mitchell Marsh will lead both the ODI and T20 squads against England.

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🔮 Cummins and Hazlewood have also been left out for the five-match T20 series that begins on 21 November, while Starc, 36, has already retired from the format. Fast bowler Mahli Beardman, 21, has been named in both squads and could make his international debut in ODIs, while the uncapped pair of Sam Harper and Lachlan Shaw have been included for the T20s. Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis and Matt Renshaw, who also played in the South Africa series, are included for the ODIs but do not feature in the T20 squad.
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Australia GPE · 5× South Africa GPE · 4× Cummins PERSON · 3× England GPE · 3× Alex Carey PERSON · 2× Hazlewood PERSON · 2× Lachlan Shaw PERSON · 2× Mahli Beardman PERSON · 2× Sam Harper PERSON · 2× Starc PERSON · 2×

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All-rounder Liam Scott, who played one 50-over match against Bangladesh in June, is recalled to the ODI squad, while spinners Nikhil Chaudhary and Joel Davies, who both made their only T20 appearances on the same tour, are selected for the 20-over fixtures.
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🔮 Cummins and Hazlewood have also been left out for the five-match T20 series that begins on 21 November, while Starc, 36, has already retired from the format. Fast bowler Mahli Beardman, 21, has been named in both squads and could make his international debut in ODIs, while the uncapped pair of Sam Harper and Lachlan Shaw have been included for the T20s. Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis and Matt Renshaw, who also played in the South Africa series, are included for the ODIs but do not feature in the T20 squad.
2026-11-02 · BBC News
Australia omit star pace trio for England series · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 2 hedged)

- Published Australia have omitted the star pace trio of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc from their squads for the upcoming white-ball series against England. asserted
Australia → publish → England
The veteran seamers played all three Tests in the recent 2-1 series defeat by South Africa and have been rested for the three-match ODI series that starts in Perth on 13 November. asserted
that → play → November
Cummins and Hazlewood have also been left out for the five-match T20 series that begins on 21 November, while Starc, 36, has already retired from the format. Fast bowler Mahli Beardman, 21, has been named in both squads and could make his international debut in ODIs, while the uncapped pair of Sam Harper and Lachlan Shaw have been included for the T20s. Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis and Matt Renshaw, who also played in the South Africa series, are included for the ODIs but do not feature in the T20 squad. uncertain
who → leave → squad
Although Cummins, 33, formally remains the ODI captain, he has only played one 50-over fixture since November 2024 and Mitchell Marsh, his frequent deputy and T20 skipper, will step in again for the longer format. asserted
Marsh → remain → format
Seamer Nathan Ellis, a white-ball regular, is only included in the T20 squad after suffering a side strain in the September ODI tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe, while fellow pacer Jack Edwards is named in both squads after making his debut on that trip. asserted
Edwards → include → trip
All-rounder Liam Scott, who played one 50-over match against Bangladesh in June, is recalled to the ODI squad, while spinners Nikhil Chaudhary and Joel Davies, who both made their only T20 appearances on the same tour, are selected for the 20-over fixtures. asserted
who → play → fixtures
Top-order batters Jake Fraser-McGurk and Mitchell Owen are recalled to the T20 squads after not featuring in recent series, while Tim David is only selected for the shorter format despite a recent return to 50-over domestic cricket. asserted
David → recall → cricket
Australia face intense Test schedule asserted
Australia → face → schedule
Following the final England T20 on 2 December, Australia will start a heavy pre-Ashes Test schedule in which Cummins, Starc and Hazlewood, 35, will be expected to feature frequently. asserted
Cummins → follow → which
They begin a four-match home Test series against New Zealand on 9 December before travelling for a five-Test series against India that starts on 21 January. asserted
that → begin → January
They then face England in a one-off Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from 11 March, celebrating 150 years of the Ashes, prior to the Indian Premier League. asserted
They → face → League
Australia could also conceivably reach the World Test Championship final at the Oval on 9 June, shortly before the five-game Ashes series that runs from 18 June to 2 August. uncertain
that → reach → August
The ODI World Cup in South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe will then begin on 7 October. asserted
Cup → begin → October
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