Five NSW Blues players have been named by the National Selection Panel (NSP) in a preliminary 15-player squad for the ICC Men’s Champion’s Trophy.
The squad features Pat Cummins as captain alongside his NSW teammates Josh Hazlewood, Steve Smith, Mitch Starc and Adam Zampa.
The squad will assemble, prepare and play an ODI in Sri Lanka following the upcoming Test series before heading to Pakistan for the group stage of the Champion’s Trophy.
Australia:
Pat Cummins (NSW/Penrith Cricket Club) (c)
Alex Carey (SA/Glenelg Cricket Club)
Nathan Ellis (TAS/Lindisfarne Cricket Club)
Aaron Hardie (WA/Willetton Cricket Club)
Josh Hazlewood (NSW/St George Cricket Club)
Travis Head (SA/Tea Tree Gully Cricket Club)
Josh Inglis (WA/Joondalup Cricket Club)
Marnus Labuschagne (QLD/Redlands Cricket Club)
Mitchell Marsh (WA/Fremantle Cricket Club)
Glenn Maxwell (VIC/Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club)
Matthew Short (VIC/Northcote Cricket Club)
Steve Smith (NSW/Sutherland Cricket Club)
Mitchell Starc (NSW/Manly Warringah Cricket Club)
Marcus Stoinis (WA/Subiaco Floreat Cricket Club)
Adam Zampa (NSW/Sutherland Cricket Club)
Australia’s 2025 ICC Champions Trophy Group Matches
Feb 22: Australia v England, Gaddafi Stadium | Lahore
Feb 25: Australia v South Africa, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | Rawalpindi
Feb 28: Australia v Afghanistan, Gaddafi Stadium | Lahore
A full list of Champion’s Trophy fixtures can be found here.