Our thoughts are with Pat and his family during this difficult time, Donald was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au. Cricket In the 15-man squad, Australia has not named a replacement for Cummins. Smith led Australia to victory in the final two Tests of the four-match series, which India won 2-1 to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
India won the first two Tests, while Australia won the third match in Indore. The game in Ahmedabad ended in a stalemate. After missing the final two Tests due to an elbow injury, David Warner, who has not been among the ODI squad members training in Ahmedabad in recent days, is set to return to the side.
After being sent home midway through the Test series, Ashton Agar has returned and is expected to form a spin partnership with Adam Zampa. Glenn Maxwell (broken leg) and Mitchell Marsh (ankle surgery) will also return from serious injuries in this series.
We’ve had a couple conversations about the balance of the team we want to play, and we’ve tried a structure with eight batters to bat a little deeper, McDonald explained. So there’ll be a mix of combinations as we lead into the World Cup.
source: xtra time[There are] a lot of all-rounders in the squad; can they all play in the same team? So we’ll have to answer some of those questions. The ODI series is crucial for Australia because India will host the ODI World Cup in October-November.
Cummins took over as ODI captain after Aaron Finch retired last year, but he has only led the team in two matches so far.
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