Interim captain appointed and potential debutant named in Australia’s 16-player squad for Sri Lanka Test series.
Steve Smith has been named as interim captain as Australia announce their 16-player squad for their two-Test tour of Sri Lanka, beginning on January 29.
Smith leads the team in the absence of Pat Cummins, who both on paternity leave and dealing with a slight ankle issue that was managed during the recent home summer.
There is a first Test squad call-up for former Australia U19 Cricket World Cup captain Cooper Connolly, while fellow youngster Nathan McSweeney has been recalled despite missing the Melbourne and Sydney Tests in the recent Border-Gavaskar Series.
Australia Squad: Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Travis Head (vc), Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Matt Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Nathan McSweeney, Todd Murphy, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster
Sri Lanka Test series v Australia
January 29 to February 2 – Galle
February 6 to Feburary 10 – Galle
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