Cricket Australia announces T20 World Cup squad

Skipper Aaron Finch, Steve Smith, David Warner, Pat Cummins, and Glenn Maxwell returned as Australia’s National Selection Panel (NSP) on Thursday named a 15-player squad for the ICC men’s T20 World Cup in Oman and the UAE.

Uncapped West Australian Josh Inglis has been named in the squad as a back-up wicket-keeper to Matthew Wade.

Josh has been on our radar for some time with his performances in white-ball cricket and more recently in the Vitality Blast where he topped the run charts, George Bailey, Chair of Selectors, said in a statement. He offers the squad flexibility in the batting order with his adaptability, counterattacking ability and power striking. He is a player we are excited about for the future, he added.

Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Marcus Stoinis, Warner, and Cummins return to the squad having missed the tours of the West Indies and Bangladesh. Smith returns from an elbow injury while captain Finch is recovering well from recent knee surgery.

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