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Express Tribune
21-07-2025
- Sport
- Express Tribune
Short ruled out of first WI T20I
Australia's Matt Short celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of England's Jamie Smith. Photo: REUTERS/File Australia on Sunday announced their playing XI for the opening T20I against the West Indies, scheduled to be held later in the day, with Mitchell Owen set to make his international debut and Jake Fraser-McGurk returning to the side as an opener. The team suffered a setback ahead of the five-match series, as all-rounder Matt Short was ruled out due to a minor side strain sustained during training in Jamaica. In his absence, young batter Jake Fraser-McGurk has been recalled to the squad and will open the innings in the first match of the series. Short sustained the injury during a training session in Jamaica before the series opener. Following medical assessment, he was withdrawn from the squad and sent home to recover. He is expected to be fit in time for Australia's upcoming white-ball series against South Africa, starting August 10 in Darwin. Fraser-McGurk, who was on standby after initially missing out on selection, steps in after having already replaced Spencer Johnson. The 23-year-old batter has previously featured in seven T20Is, scoring 113 runs at a strike rate of 143.03. Several senior players, including Travis Head, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood, are being rested. It is pertinent to mention that the five-match T20I series between Australia and West Indies is set to begin on July 20 in Kingston, Jamaica. The Australian team will face the West Indies in five T20Is matches scheduled in Jamaica and St Kitts. Australia playing XI for the first T20I vs West Indies: Mitch Marsh (c), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis (wk), Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Mitch Owen, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa
Sydney Morning Herald
21-07-2025
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
West Indies vs Australia LIVE: First Twenty20 in Jamaica
Latest posts Latest posts 9.34am Australia win the toss and bowl Mitch Marsh has won the toss and Australia will bowl Marsh says he wants to get a look at the pitch first and then chase a target under the new lights at Sabina Park. Jake Fraser-McGurk is back in Aussie colours After making his mark with a string of pulverising displays at the Indian Premier League in 2024, Jake Fraser-McGurk has found more famine than feast in his recent tournaments. He's been in and out of the Australian side and initially missed selection for this tour. However and injury to left-arm paceman Spencer Johnson opened up a spot in the squad, and overnight it emerged that first choice opener Matt Short had also headed home with a side strain. That means Fraser-McGurk will open with Marsh in Jamaica, while debutant Mitch Owen takes a role in the middle order. Travis Head, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood have been rested from the series. Australia XI: Mitch Marsh (capt), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Mitch Owen, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa. 9.28am Big decisions coming for world cricket Overnight, the International Cricket Council Annual conference wrapped up in Singapore, and there were plenty of major moves in terms of the future of the game. A men's Twenty20 Champions League will be relaunched as soon as September next year, after the tournament was backed by key member countries at the International Cricket Council's annual conference in Singapore. Test cricket's future and a possible split into two divisions may also be decided by the end of the year, after the ICC formalised a working group to reshape the game's calendar from 2027 onwards, according to two sources with knowledge of confidential discussions. There is now a distinct possibility that the number of Test playing countries may be capped, on the basis that only a few currently make money from the game's oldest format and that many nations do not have the resources to support the systems required for developing competitive Test teams. Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg and Richard Gould, CEO of the England and Wales Cricket Board, will be among the eight members of the calendar working group, alongside the ICC's new chief executive Sanjog Gupta. It will be expected to present interim findings and recommendations to the ICC board, chaired by india's Jay Shah, before the end of this year. 9.28am Welcome to the T20 series Hello and welcome to our coverage of the first T20 between Australia and the West Indies in Jamaica. This is the first game of a five-match series, part of Australia's run to the T20 World Cup to be played in India next year. Australia have never beaten West Indies in a T20 series in the Caribbean, and were thrashed 4-1 when they last contested one in these parts of the world in 2021. That tour, which was followed by another beating in Bangladesh, was a catalyst for then coach Justin Langer to adjust his methods and allow the players to control more of their own space. A surprise victory at the 2021 T20 World Cup soon followed in the UAE. Mitchell Marsh was a key part of that story as a top three batter. He is now the T20 captain.
The Age
21-07-2025
- Sport
- The Age
West Indies vs Australia LIVE: First Twenty20 in Jamaica
Latest posts Latest posts 9.28am Jake Fraser-McGurk is back in Aussie colours After making his mark with a string of pulverising displays at the Indian Premier League in 2024, Jake Fraser-McGurk has found more famine than feast in his recent tournaments. He's been in and out of the Australian side and initially missed selection for this tour. However and injury to left-arm paceman Spencer Johnson opened up a spot in the squad, and overnight it emerged that first choice opener Matt Short had also headed home with a side strain. That means Fraser-McGurk will open with Marsh in Jamaica, while debutant Mitch Owen takes an uncustomary role in the middle order. Travis Head, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood have been rested from the series. Australia XI: Mitch Marsh (capt), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Mitch Owen, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa. 9.28am Big decisions coming for world cricket Overnight, the International Cricket Council Annual conference wrapped up in Singapore, and there were plenty of major moves in terms of the future of the game. A men's Twenty20 Champions League will be relaunched as soon as September next year, after the tournament was backed by key member countries at the International Cricket Council's annual conference in Singapore. Test cricket's future and a possible split into two divisions may also be decided by the end of the year, after the ICC formalised a working group to reshape the game's calendar from 2027 onwards, according to two sources with knowledge of confidential discussions. There is now a distinct possibility that the number of Test playing countries may be capped, on the basis that only a few currently make money from the game's oldest format and that many nations do not have the resources to support the systems required for developing competitive Test teams. Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg and Richard Gould, CEO of the England and Wales Cricket Board, will be among the eight members of the calendar working group, alongside the ICC's new chief executive Sanjog Gupta. It will be expected to present interim findings and recommendations to the ICC board, chaired by india's Jay Shah, before the end of this year. 9.28am Welcome to the T20 series Hello and welcome to our coverage of the first T20 between Australia and the West Indies in Jamaica. This is the first game of a five-match series, part of Australia's run to the T20 World Cup to be played in India next year. Australia have never beaten West Indies in a T20 series in the Caribbean, and were thrashed 4-1 when they last contested one in these parts of the world in 2021. That tour, which was followed by another beating in Bangladesh, was a catalyst for then coach Justin Langer to adjust his methods and allow the players to control more of their own space. A surprise victory at the 2021 T20 World Cup soon followed in the UAE.
The Hindu
20-07-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
WI vs AUS: Australia names Playing XI for first T20I against West Indies; Owen set to make debut, Fraser-McGurk returns
Australia announced its Playing XI for the first T20 International against West Indies, to be held at Sabina Park in Jamaica on Monday. While Mitchell Owen is set to make his international debut, Matthew Short is ruled out of the series due to a minor side strain and has been sent back to Australia. Jake Fraser-McGurk will take Short's place in the team as opener. Fraser-McGurk, who has struggled for form of late in international cricket, had been added to the squad as a replacement for injured pacer Spencer Johnson. With Australia resting a host of senior players, including Travis Head and the pace trio of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood, the series will provide an opportunity to finetune the squad ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup next year. 'First and foremost, it's always 'we're representing Australia, we're here to win the series' and culturally, that's how we want to go about it. There will be guys that get opportunities. We've obviously got a few guys missing for this series (for) a well-earned rest. But we want guys to be flexible, fluid, and come together as a team and be really connected. We don't want anyone to come in here and feel like they have to prove themselves. We've really got a strong squad,' Australia T20I captain Mitchell Marsh said while talking to Australia XI for the first T20I: Mitchell Marsh (c), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis (wk), Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Owen, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa.
West Australian
20-07-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Fraser-McGurk earns opening reprieve with Short out
Jake Fraser-McGurk will be given the chance to open the batting for Australia again, with Matt Short ruled out of the Twenty20 series against West Indies with a side strain. Australian officials have confirmed that Fraser-McGurk will open alongside Mitch Marsh in the first T20 on Sunday (Monday AEST), while Mitch Owen will debut. Fraser-McGurk had initially been left out of the squad for the five-match T20 series after a run of low scores for Australia, before earning a reprieve with a late call up last week. Short had been expected to open, but officials have opted to play it safe and send him home with the allrounder battling a side injury. The Victorian is expected to be fit to play South Africa in a series of top-end white-ball games next month. Owen is expected to bat at No.6 for the tourists, with Tim David out of the series opener with a minor hamstring niggle. Owen opened for Hobart when he was leading run-scorer in last summer's BBL, but selectors are understood to view him as a power-hitting finisher. "He is a really exciting prospect for Australia," Marsh said. "A young imposing figure and appears to be a really nice young man. We just want him to enjoy debuting for Australia and hopefully he can win a few games." This series marks the start of Australia's lead up to next February's T20 World Cup in the sub-continent, with 17 matches between now and then. Nathan Ellis will lead the tourists' bowling attack with the big-three quicks all sent home early, while Marsh will not be used with the ball. That will leave an attack of Ellis, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshius and Adam Zampa, with Glenn Maxwell and Cooper Connolly's spinners likely to come in handy. "We don't want anyone to come in here and feel like they have to prove themselves," Marsh said. "This series they come together as our attack and our unit. We have spoken about being really connected, and they'll lead the team." AUSTRALIA TEAM FOR FIRST T20: Mitch Marsh (capt), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Mitch Owen, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshius, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa.
