Srinagar: Australia selectors have confirmed that senior batter David Warner will not be included in the Australia squad for the Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan.
David Warner had previously declared that last year’s ODI World Cup would be his final appearance in the format. He reiterated his stance regarding the Champions Trophy in a recent social media post following the conclusion of the T20 World Cup, which marked the end of his career with Australia.
However, George Bailey, Australia’s national selector, stated that Warner is regarded as fully retired and emphasised that his legacy as an all-format player should be appreciated.
“Our understanding is that David is retired, and [he] should be commended on what has been an incredible career across all three formats,” Bailey said. “Certainly, our planning is that he won’t be there in Pakistan”.
“You never know when Bull’s joking…think he’s just stirring the pot a bit. He’s had a wonderful career, can’t celebrate it enough, and think as time goes by, his legacy of what he has done for Australia and we reflect back on that, the legend of a player is only going to continue to grow. But as far as this team goes and the journey to transition to some different players, in his case across all three formats, it’s going to be exciting.”
Earlier, Australia announced their squad for the white-ball tour to the United Kingdom (UK) tour which is set to take place in September and their ODI skipper, Pat Cummins, was left out.
Australia, the World Champions, will play ODI and T20I matches against England and T20Is against Scotland in September and some new names will be in action during the series.
Jake Fraser-McGurk has been named in Australia’s both ODI and T20Is squad and he looks like the long-term replacement of Warner.
Fraser-McGurk has already played two ODIs on home soil when West Indies visited Australia earlier this year but is yet to make his T20I debut. He was part of T20 World Cup squad as a travelling reserve.
Cooper Connolly got his maiden call-up after an impressive Big Bash League (BBL) season with Perth Scorchers where he scored 150 runs at a strike rate of 144 while batting at number six.
Australia’s ODI and T20I squad for UK tour
ODI Squad vs ENG: Mitchell Marsh (capt), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis (wk), Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa.
T20I Squad vs ENG and SCO: Mitchell Marsh (capt), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Spencer Johnson, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa