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India.com
4 days ago
- Sport
- India.com
Australia A Squad Announced For India Tour 2025; Check Squad, Fixtures And Matches
The National Selection Panel (NSP) has officially announced the 14-member squads for Australia A's upcoming tour of India, scheduled for September and October 2025. The tour will feature two four-day red-ball matches in Lucknow, followed by three one-day matches in Kanpur. This tour forms a crucial part of Australia's long-term planning, with a focus on building subcontinental experience among emerging players while preparing them for the demands of both red and white-ball formats. Balanced Squad for a Purposeful Tour Chair of Selectors George Bailey emphasized the importance of subcontinent tours for Australian players' growth, stating: 'The subcontinent provides many unique challenges and the opportunity to utilise different skills with bat and ball. We hope repeated experiences in these conditions will assist players in developing an effective method and understanding of their game for future sub-continent tours.' The four-day squad features promising talents like Xavier Bartlett, Campbell Kellaway, Nathan McSweeney, and Lance Morris. These players will return to Australia in time for the start of the Sheffield Shield season. Bailey also highlighted the need to balance priorities, especially with the upcoming domestic summer in mind: 'For many of these players, we remain interested in the development of their short-form cricket as well, but balancing out priorities meant we wanted them back and available for the start of the Sheffield Shield season.' Australia A Tour of India - Fixtures Four-Day Matches (Red Ball) - Ekana Stadium, Lucknow September 16-19: 1st Four-Day Match September 23-26: 2nd Four-Day Match One-Day Matches (White Ball) - Green Park Stadium, Kanpur September 30: 1st One-Day Match October 3: 2nd One-Day Match October 5: 3rd One-Day Match Australia A four-day squad: Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Jack Edwards, Aaron Hardie, Campbell Kellaway, Sam Konstas, Nathan McSweeney, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Fergus O'Neill, Oliver Peake, Josh Philippe, Corey Rocchiccioli, Liam Scott Australia A one-day squad: Cooper Connolly, Harry Dixon, Jack Edwards, Sam Elliott, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Mackenzie Harvey, Todd Murphy, Tanveer Sangha, Liam Scott, Lachie Shaw, Tom Straker, Will Sutherland, Callum Vidler. This tour promises to be a defining moment for several Australian prospects, giving them critical match time in subcontinental conditions, with selectors closely monitoring performances ahead of future senior team selections.
News18
4 days ago
- Sport
- News18
Australia A announce 14-member squad for India tour
Melbourne [Australia], August 7 (ANI): The National Selection Panel (NSP) on Thursday announced 14-player men's squads for the Australia A tour to India next month. Australia A plays two four-day matches in Lucknow and three one-day games in Kanpur. The squads were chosen with a balance of developing sub-continent experience and exposure across the longer term, while allowing for preparation for the domestic of men's Selectors George Bailey said, as quoted by a press release from Cricket Australia, 'The sub-continent provides many unique challenges and the opportunity to utilise different skills with bat and ball. We hope repeated experiences in these conditions will assist players in developing an effective method and understanding of their game for future sub-continent tours."Xavier Bartlett, Campbell Kellaway, Sam Konstas, Nathan McSweeney, Lance Morris, Fergus O'Neill, Ollie Peake, Josh Philippe and Corey Rocchiccioli will play in the four-day matches in Lucknow and return for the first Sheffield Shield round. 'For many of these players we remain interested in the development of their short form cricket as well, but balancing out priorities meant we wanted them back and available for the start of the Sheffield Shield season. This provides opportunities for Harry Dixon, Sam Elliott, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mackenzie Harvey, Tanveer Sangha, Lachie Shaw, Tom Straker, Will Sutherland and Callum Vidler who will play the one-day matches in Kanpur," Bailey A tour of India:September 16-19: First four-day match, Ekana Stadium, LucknowSeptember 23-26: Second four-day match, Ekana Stadium, LucknowSeptember 30: First one-day match, Green Park, KanpurOctober 3: Second one-day match, Green Park, KanpurOctober 5: Third one-day match, Green Park, KanpurAustralia A four-day squad: Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Jack Edwards, Aaron Hardie, Campbell Kellaway, Sam Konstas, Nathan McSweeney, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Fergus O'Neill, Oliver Peake, Josh Philippe, Corey Rocchiccioli, Liam ScottAustralia A one-day squad: Cooper Connolly, Harry Dixon, Jack Edwards, Sam Elliott, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Mackenzie Harvey, Todd Murphy, Tanveer Sangha, Liam Scott, Lachie Shaw, Tom Straker, Will Sutherland, Callum Vidler. (ANI)
Time of India
27-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
4th T20I: Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis, Cameron Green star as Australia take 4-0 lead over West Indies
Cameron Green (AFP Photo) Cameron Green 's composed unbeaten 55 and Josh Inglis' brisk 51 helped Australia secure a tense three-wicket win over West Indies in the fourth T20I on Saturday, sealing a 4-0 lead in the five-match series. The visitors will now look to complete a series sweep in Monday's final match at Warner Park, St Kitts. After winning the toss and opting to field, Australia restricted West Indies to 205/9. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! The hosts lost momentum in the second half of their innings, with five wickets falling after the 10-over mark. Sherfane Rutherford (31), Romario Shepherd (28), and Rovman Powell (28) contributed valuable runs, but Australia's fielding and sharp catching kept them in check. Adam Zampa picked up 3/54, while Xavier Bartlett and Sean Abbott chipped in with a wicket each. In reply, Australia's chase began on a shaky note as captain Mitchell Marsh was dismissed lbw for a second-ball duck by debutant Jediah Blades. Inglis steadied the innings with an aggressive 51 off 30 balls (10 fours, one six), while Glenn Maxwell smashed 47 from just 18 balls, including six sixes and a four. Maxwell's dismissal right after the drinks break triggered a middle-order wobble. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like You Won't Believe the Price of These Dubai Apartments Binghatti Developers FZE Get Offer Undo Blades impressed on debut, removing Mitchell Owen (2) and Cooper Connolly (0) in quick succession, finishing with three wickets. Jason Holder and Shepherd also struck at crucial moments to keep Australia under pressure. Bombay Sport Exchange: FanCode's Yannick Colaco on toxic fan wars, India's sports ecosystem Australia were 204/7 when a deflection off Shepherd's hand ran out Xavier Bartlett at the non-striker's end. Green, however, held his nerve, adding the final runs and finishing unbeaten on 55 off 35 balls (three fours, three sixes). Sean Abbott sealed the win with a single, with four balls remaining. Earlier, Australia's fielding was a standout. Maxwell pulled off two stunning catches and contributed with the ball, while Green and Hardie were sharp in the outfield. Rain interrupted play late in the West Indies innings, but after a 55-minute delay, the hosts added two more runs to finish on 205. The fifth and final T20I will be played on Monday. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
San Francisco Chronicle
26-07-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Australia wins toss and bowls in 4th T20 against West Indies
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (AP) — Australia won the toss and chose to bowl in the fourth game of the best-of-five Twenty20 international cricket series against West Indies on Saturday. The tourists lead 3-0 following back-to-back victories in Kingston, Jamaica before clinching the series on the back of a 37-ball century by Tim David in St. Kitts on Friday. But David misses out for Saturday's match as Australia opted to experiment with Aaron Hardie and Xavier Bartlett coming into the side. Ben Dwarshius also missed out for the tourists. Australia had a three-wicket win to open the series on Sunday before Josh Inglis and Cameron Green led Australia to an eight-wicket victory and spoiled Andre Russell's last game for West Indies. Australia's win streak in the Caribbean now stands at six matches following the 3-0 test series sweep. —— West Indies: Brandon King, Shai Hope (captain), Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Holder, Matthew Forde, Akeal Hosein, Romario Shepherd, Jediah Blades. Australia: Mitch Marsh (captain), Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, Mitchell Owen, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Xavier Bartlett, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa. ___
Winnipeg Free Press
26-07-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Australia wins toss and bowls in 4th T20 against West Indies
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (AP) — Australia won the toss and chose to bowl in the fourth game of the best-of-five Twenty20 international cricket series against West Indies on Saturday. The tourists lead 3-0 following back-to-back victories in Kingston, Jamaica before clinching the series on the back of a 37-ball century by Tim David in St. Kitts on Friday. But David misses out for Saturday's match as Australia opted to experiment with Aaron Hardie and Xavier Bartlett coming into the side. Ben Dwarshius also missed out for the tourists. West Indies made one change with Matthew Forde included for Gudakesh Motie. Australia had a three-wicket win to open the series on Sunday before Josh Inglis and Cameron Green led Australia to an eight-wicket victory and spoiled Andre Russell's last game for West Indies. Australia's win streak in the Caribbean now stands at six matches following the 3-0 test series sweep. —— Lineups: West Indies: Brandon King, Shai Hope (captain), Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Holder, Matthew Forde, Akeal Hosein, Romario Shepherd, Jediah Blades. Australia: Mitch Marsh (captain), Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, Mitchell Owen, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Xavier Bartlett, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa. ___ AP cricket:
