Australia had to make a forced change just before their World Cup matches. Aston Agar the experienced bowling allrounder left out due to the calf injury. Marnus Labuschagne will replace him.
Agar spinning ability will definitely hurt the team as he will not play. He can also bat down the order and help to boost the team score. Labuschagne who showed his great form against South Africa and India in the recent series got the call to play the World Cup.
Chief Selector George Bailey said, “ There has been one change to the original preliminary squad of 15 announced a month ago with Marnus replacing Ashton. This was a tough call but unfortunately we couldn’t carry both Travis and Ashton into the tournament with the injuries they have. We have made the decision to carry Travis to the early stages with the aim of him being available around the mid part of the tournament.”
Updated Australia Squad:
Pat Cummins ©, David Warner, Steve Smith, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Sean Abbott, Josh Inglis, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazelwood.