Australia Test captain Pat Cummins to miss upcoming England matches

Pat Cummins is being rested alongside some other key players ahead of Tests in New Zealand and India. Photograph: Grant Pitcher/Gallo Images/ View image in fullscreen Pat Cummins is being rested alongside some other key players ahead of Tests in New Zealand and India. Photograph: Grant Pitcher/Gallo Images/ Australia Test captain Pat Cummins to miss upcoming England matches Starc and Hazlewood also rested before busy summer Beardman and Shaw set to make their team debuts Test captain Pat Cummins and fellow quicks Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood will be rested during Australia’s upcoming one-day and T20 series against England. Australia will play three ODIs and five T20 internationals, but Cummins, Starc and Hazlewood were not named in either squad on Monday as the pace trio refresh for a gruelling 10 Tests in 14 weeks this summer. Australia’s bizarre selection choices backfired – predictably – in South Africa. To manage this workload, each player’s build-up to the New Zealand series will be carefully planned and focused on individual’s physical and mental preparation.” Rising WA paceman Mahli Beardman will make his national one-day debut after playing one T20 for Australia. View image in fullscreen Western Australian Mahli Beardman (right) has impressed Australia’s selectors. Photograph: James Worsfold/“Mahli Beardman’s recent performances for Australia A were impressive and we are incredibly excited for his return to the national team across the ODI and T20 formats,” Bailey said. “We think he can continue to develop into an all-format player across the coming years.” Jack Edwards was rewarded for an impressive recent tour of South Africa and consistent domestic cricket performance with a place in both squads. Left-arm quick Spencer Johnson and all-rounder Liam Scott return to the ODI squad. Nathan Ellis has not recovered in time for the ODI series as he returns from a side strain. skip past promotion after promotion The Hobart Hurricanes’ recently crowned Australian T20 player of the year Tim David will spearhead the Twenty20 squad. Hard-hitting opening batter Jake Fraser-McGurk has also won back a place in Australia’s T20 team for the first time since 2025. And promising young NSW batter Lachlan Shaw joins the T20 squad for the first time, having impressed on the recent Australia A tour to India and in the BBL. The ODI side continues to build towards Australia’s 2027 World Cup defence in Africa, while the T20 squad has a longer-term goal of the 2028 LA Olympics and T20 World Cup.