Pat Cummins will lead Australia’s 15-man preliminary squad at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 set to be held across Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates in February.
Australia squad for Champions Trophy: Who's in?
The return of Cummins will be encouraging for two-time champions Australia with their captain missing the tour of Sri Lanka later this month because of an ankle injury. The 31-year-old had also carried the problem throughout the Border Gavaskar Trophy where Australia beat India 3-1.
All-rounders Matt Short and Aaron Hardie will participate in an ICC event for the first time after being named in the preliminary squad while Nathan Ellis has been included on the back of his domestic performances after leading Hobart Hurricanes to the Big Bash League final.
Short has featured regularly for Australia in ODIs since David Warner’s retirement in November 2023 while Hardie has 11 ODI caps to his name. Ellis, who has played eight One Day matches, last appeared for Australia in this format against South Africa in September 2023.
