The Australian team is to tour Scotland and England in the month of September where it will play a 3-match T20 series against both the teams and a 5-match ODI series against England. Cricket Australia has announced the team for this tour. The Australian team has to play T20 series against Scotland and England in the month of September, in which the team will first tour Scotland where it will play a 3-match T20 series against the host team. After this, it has to play 3 T20 matches against England and finally a 5-match ODI series. Cricket Australia has announced the team for these series in which Cooper Connolly, who plays for Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League for the first time and for Western Australia, has been included in the team. Apart from this, Jack Fraser McGurk has also been given a place in the ODI team along with the T20 team.

Pat Cummins given rest, Starc-Maxwell only part of ODI team

In the team announced by Cricket Australia, Mitchell Marsh will handle the responsibility of captaining the team in the ODI series along with the T20 series. At the same time, Pat Cummins has been rested from this entire tour so that he can be completely fresh for the Australian summer starting after this. At the same time, Mitchell Starc and Glenn Maxwell have been made part of the team only for the ODI series. Apart from this, Ashton Agar and Matthew Wade, who were part of the team in the T20 World Cup 2024, have been dropped from the team, while David Warner retired after the World Cup ended.

Talking about Cooper Connolly, he has played 15 T20 matches at the domestic level. Apart from this, he played a brilliant fast innings, playing an important role in making the Perth Scorchers team the winner in the 2022-23 Big Bash League season and he also gives the option of left-arm spin bowling.

Australia’s team for T20 series against Scotland and England:

Mitchell Marsh (captain), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardy, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Spencer Johnson, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.

Australia’s team for the ODI series against England:

Mitchell Marsh (captain), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardy, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa.

Australia’s T20 series schedule against Scotland

First match – 4 September, at Edinburgh

Second match – 6 September, at Edinburgh

Third match – 7 September, at Edinburgh

Australian team schedule for T20 series against England

First match – 11 September, Southampton

Second match – 13 September, Cardiff

Third match – 15 September, Manchester

Australia’s ODI series schedule against England

First match – 19 September, Nottingham

Second match – 21 September, Leeds

Third match – 24 September, Chester-le-Street

Fourth match – 27 September, Lord’s, London

Fifth match – 29 September, Bristol