Marnus axed for World Cup as Aussies name squad

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Australia has ruthlessly axed 1 of its stars, and promoted a fig of imaginable debutants for its preliminary ODI World Cup squad.

An extended 18-man database has been named, but that volition beryllium chopped to 15 earlier the tourney successful India aboriginal this year.

Test weapon Marnus Labuschagne won't diagnostic successful the one-day campaign, aft averaging 24.93 with the bat since the commencement of 2022.

Labuschagne appeared successful Australia's past ODI lucifer against India successful March, scoring 28 disconnected 45 balls.

Sean Abbott celebrates with his squad mates Glenn Maxwell and Marnus Labuschagne. (Getty)

Bolters Tanveer Sangha and Aaron Hardie person been selected successful the squad, and could debut successful a five-match bid successful South Africa successful September.

Glenn Maxwell won't beryllium portion of that bid owed to household permission but volition articulation the squad for the World Cup.

Australia is besides scheduled to play India successful 3 ODI matches earlier the World Cup kicks disconnected successful October.

Pat Cummins. (Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Pat Cummins volition anticipation to beryllium astatine afloat fittingness for the World Cup aft it was confirmed helium volition person a six-week remainder owed to the fractured wrist helium suffered successful the 5th Ashes Test.

Chairman of selectors George Bailey provided an update connected the injury.

"Pat injured his near wrist diving successful the tract connected the archetypal time astatine The Oval," helium said. "He has an undisplaced fracture of his near radius which requires six weeks rehabilitation.

"We expect him to articulation the squad during the South African ODI series. We presumption a play of enforced remainder for Pat arsenic a affirmative up of this important World Cup campaign.

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"There are inactive a fig of games helium could play earlier the World Cup which is much than capable for him to person a beardown preparation."

Australia besides named its T20 squad for the circuit of South Africa, which volition beryllium led by new skipper Mitchell Marsh.

Hardie has besides been selected successful that squad, on with different imaginable debutants Matt Short and Spencer Johnson.

Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Cameron Green and David Warner person been rested from the 3 T20 fixtures.

Australian ODI squad: Pat Cummins (NSW) (c), Sean Abbott (NSW), Ashton Agar (WA), Alex Carey (SA), Nathan Ellis (TAS), Cameron Green (WA), Aaron Hardie (WA), Josh Hazlewood (NSW), Travis Head (SA), Josh Inglis (WA), Mitchell Marsh (WA), Glenn Maxwell (VIC), Tanveer Sangha (NSW), Steve Smith (NSW), Mitchell Starc (NSW), Marcus Stoinis (WA), David Warner (NSW), Adam Zampa (NSW)

Australian T20 squad: Mitchell Marsh (WA) (c) Sean Abbott (NSW), Jason Behrendorff (WA), Tim David (WA), Nathan Ellis (TAS), Aaron Hardie (WA), Travis Head (SA), Josh Inglis (WA), Spencer Johnson (SA), Glenn Maxwell (VIC), Matt Short (VIC), Steve Smith (NSW), Marcus Stoinis (WA), Adam Zampa (NSW)

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