Australia have announced their 15 man preliminary squad for upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 set to take place from next month. Notably, Pat Cummins – who is currently on paternity leave- will make a comeback to leak Australia in the marquee tournament. Meanwhile, injured Josh Hazlewood has also been named in the squad despite being rested for the upcoming Sri Lanka series.
Cummins is also set to undergo an scans for an ankle issue which he carried during the recently concluded Border Gavaskar Trophy, Cricbuzz reported.
Australia’s squad for Champions Trophy 2025:
Pat Cummins (C), Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa