Connolly earns Australia call-up, Fraser-McGurk included for Scotland and England tour
Written by I Dig Sports
Australia will play three T20Is against Scotland and England from early September and the squad reflects the start of the transition from the group that exited the recent T20 World Cup in the Super Eights. The ODI squad is more stable with an eye on next year's Champions Trophy in Pakistan.
From those who featured in West Indies, Ashton Agar and Matthew Wade have been dropped from the T20I squad while David Warner has retired.
Fraser-McGurk's inclusion had been expected and he now has the chance to establish himself as Warner's successor at the top of the order in both limited-overs formats. In the T20 squad, Xavier Bartlett and Spencer Johnson will be part of the pace attack alongside the experience of Josh Hazlewood. Allrounders Cameron Green and Aaron Hardie are included across both formats with former likely to see far more opportunity. Josh Inglis will replace Wade with the gloves in T20Is.
"This tour gives us a great opportunity to bring in some new players in the absence of David Warner and Matthew Wade, as well as giving some senior players time to prepare for the home summer and a busy first half of next year," national selector George Bailey said.
"We are particularly pleased to offer Cooper his first opportunity in the T20 squad having introduced the likes of Jake, Spencer, Xavier and Aaron in the past 12 months. They are exciting prospects to join the likes of Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis and Josh Inglis in the white-ball set up.
"With the Champions Trophy on our doorstep early next year, the white-ball series against Pakistan leading into the summer and a huge home Test series against India, there has been a lot of planning invested into these next six months.
"That has included gradual integration of new players into our white-ball squads who have earned international opportunities via excellent form in Big Bash or state cricket."
Alex Carey is back in the ODI squad as Inglis' understudy having lost his place in the XI during last year's World Cup.
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