Australia will rest fast bowlers Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc during their forthcoming white-ball series against England. The three veterans featured in every Test of Australia’s recent 2-1 series loss to South Africa and have been omitted from the three-match ODI series beginning in Perth on 13 November.

Cummins and Hazlewood are also absent from the five-match T20 series, which starts on 21 November. Starc, 36, has already retired from T20 cricket. Mitchell Marsh will captain the ODI side again, despite Cummins formally retaining the role. Cummins has played only one 50-over match since November 2024.

Fast bowler Mahli Beardman, 21, has been selected in both squads and could make his international debut in the ODIs. Jack Edwards is also included in both formats after making his debut during Australia’s September tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Nathan Ellis, a regular in Australia’s white-ball teams, is included only in the T20 squad after suffering a side strain on that tour. Uncapped batters Sam Harper and Lachlan Shaw have also been selected for the T20 matches.

The ODI squad includes Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis and Matt Renshaw, all of whom played in the South Africa series. Liam Scott returns after appearing in one ODI against Bangladesh in June. Nikhil Chaudhary and Joel Davies are included for the T20s after making their only appearances in the format on the same Bangladesh tour.

Jake Fraser-McGurk and Mitchell Owen return to the T20 group after missing recent series, while Tim David has been selected only for the shorter format despite recently returning to 50-over domestic cricket.

Australia’s decision comes ahead of a demanding Test schedule. After the final England T20 on 2 December, they will host New Zealand in a four-Test series starting on 9 December before travelling to India for five Tests from 21 January. They will then play a one-off Test against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from 11 March to mark 150 years of the Ashes.

Australia could also contest the World Test Championship final at The Oval on 9 June, before the five-Test Ashes series runs from 18 June to 2 August. The ODI World Cup in South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe is scheduled to begin on 7 October.

Sources: BBC Sport.