Marnus Labuschagne Left Out from Australia's ODI Lineup to Face Team India
Marnus Labuschagne has been dropped from Australia's three-match ODI series versus India, with in-form Queensland colleague Matt Renshaw receiving a unexpected inclusion.
Performance Issues Result in Exclusion
Labuschagne has been omitted from the one-day international team after managing only a single run in each of his two innings during the top-end series against South Africa in August. He has a highest score of forty-seven in his most recent ten ODI batting appearances.
The batsman has featured in 68 ODIs and scored 1,871 ODI runs at an average of 34.64, but will now continue to press his claims a return to the Test side in time for the Ashes beginning in Perth on 21 November.
Surprise Inclusion and Team Changes
Labuschagne has shown signs of a improvement in form with a score of 160 for Queensland in the domestic first-class competition this week, while Renshaw made a hundred for the Bulls in the identical match against Tasmania.
Renshaw could to make his ODI debut in the forthcoming series against India after last being included in an ODI squad in 2022.
He has played 14 Test matches with the last coming in India in 2023 but is also hoping for a red-ball recall as Australia look for a fix to their top-order woes.
Bowling Additions and Injury News
Left-arm quick Mitchell Starc makes a comeback for the ODI series against India after having time off since excelling for Australia in the whitewash of West Indies in July.
BBL performer Mitch Owen may earn his ODI debut after sustaining a head injury in the lead up to Australia’s last 50-over series against South Africa.
Skipper Pat Cummins is still unavailable as he aims to recover from a back injury in time to captain Australia in the opening Test of the Ashes in November.
Team Announcement Approach and Fixtures
Australia have named a squad for only the initial two T20 matches against India with the Ashes approaching, although Glenn Maxwell will sit out the five-game T20 series due to a wrist injury suffered in New Zealand.
Mitch Marsh will captain both the ODI and T20 sides after scoring a hundred in the last match against New Zealand to secure a 2-0 series win last week.
“We have named a squad for the ODI series and first two games of the T20 series as there will be rotation through the later stages of the series as players get ready for the summer through domestic first-class matches,” Australia chair of selectors George Bailey said.
“The majority of the T20 squad will stay as a group as it’s an important period in the build towards the T20 World Cup next year, however we are trying to strike a balance to ensure we simultaneously prepare certain individuals for the Test series ahead.”
Australia’s three-match ODI series against India starts on October 19 in Perth, before the opponents play five T20 internationals from October 29.
Australian One-Day Team:
- Mitchell Marsh captain
- Xavier Bartlett
- Alex Carey
- Cooper Connolly
- Ben Dwarshuis
- Nathan Ellis
- Cameron Green
- Josh Hazlewood
- Travis Head
- Josh Inglis
- Mitchell Owen
- Matthew Renshaw
- Matthew Short
- Mitchell Starc
- Adam Zampa
Australia T20 Team (first two games):
- Mitchell Marsh captain
- Sean Abbott
- Xavier Bartlett
- Tim David
- Ben Dwarshuis
- Nathan Ellis
- Josh Hazlewood
- Travis Head
- Josh Inglis
- Matthew Kuhnemann
- Mitchell Owen
- Matthew Short
- Marcus Stoinis
- Adam Zampa