Maxwell named to take on West Indies

The National Selection Panel (NSP) today announced a 16-player squad for the five-match T20 Series against the West Indies in Jamaica and St Kitt’s next month.
Australia:

Mitchell Marsh (Perth Scorchers/Fremantle Cricket Club) (c)
Sean Abbott (Sydney Sixers/Parramatta District Cricket Club)  
Cooper Connolly (Perth Scorchers/Scarborough Cricket Club)
Tim David (Hobart Hurricanes/Claremont-Nedlands Cricket Club)  
Ben Dwarshuis (Sydney Sixers/Sutherland Cricket Club)
Nathan Ellis (Hobart Hurricanes/Lindisfarne Cricket Club)  
Cameron Green (Western Australia/ Subiaco-Floreat Cricket Club)
Aaron Hardie (Perth Scorchers/Willetton Cricket Club)
Josh Hazlewood (Sydney Sixers/ St George Cricket Club)
Josh Inglis (Perth Scorchers/Joondalup Cricket Club)
Spencer Johnson (Brisbane Heat/West Torrens Cricket Club)  
Matt Kuhnemann (Brisbane Heat/Clarence Cricket Club)
Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars/Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club)  
Mitch Owen (Hobart Hurricanes/New Town Cricket Club)
Matthew Short (Adelaide Strikers/Northcote Cricket Club)
Adam Zampa (Melbourne Renegades/Sutherland Cricket Club)

Mitchell Marsh returns to Australian colours to lead the team while Mitch Owen was rewarded for his impressive season for the Hobart Hurricanes in the most recent Big Bash Leage. Matt Kuhnemann has been named in his first Australian T20 squad.

Marsh is coming from a blistering IPL tournament with 627 runs for Lucknow including a maiden century while Owen was the BBL’s highest scorer in a season which included 108 from 42 deliveries in the final.

Cameron Green and Cooper Connolly return following injury. Josh Hazlewood also comes back to the side having been managed for the last T20 series against Pakistan before the Test summer.

Pat Cummins, Travis Head and Mitchell Starc will return to Australia following the Test Series in the West Indies. Xavier Bartlett, Jake Fraser-McGurk and Marcus Stoinis miss the squad for this Series.

Australia has won 12 of their past 14 matches as it builds toward next year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka

Chair of Selectors George Bailey said:

“We have a busy T20 schedule coming up through this Series, followed by three against South Africa and New Zealand and five matches against India at home as we continue to refine and build a squad we think will be the right fit for the World Cup on the subcontinent.

“There are a number of players outside the squad who can still force their way into the mix for those upcoming Indian Series and through the Big Bash.

“The connection, role development and combinations we will have as options are growing nicely as we build towards the World Cup. It’s an exciting time in our T20 space."