Champions Trophy 2025: Australia Announces Squad The Australian cricket team has announced its squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025, which is set to begin on February 19. The team will be led by captain Pat Cummins, who successfully led the team to victory in the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup. Newcomers Matt Short and Aaron Hardy have been included in the squad for the first time in an ICC tournament. Australia is placed in Group B alongside Afghanistan, England, and South Africa, and will play all its group stage matches in Lahore and Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Key Players Return to the Squad
Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood and all-rounder Mitchell Marsh have returned to the squad after missing out on selection for the Sri Lanka Test. The team will play a one-off ODI against Sri Lanka in Hambantota before the tournament, which will serve as a warm-up match. According to ICC rules, teams are allowed to make changes to their squad up to a week before the first match, after which any changes will require ICC approval.
Australia’s Champions Trophy Schedule
- February 22: Australia vs England, Lahore
- February 25: Australia vs South Africa, Rawalpindi
- February 28: Afghanistan vs Australia, Lahore
- March 4: Semifinal 1, Dubai
- March 5: Semifinal 2, Lahore
- March 9: Final, Lahore or Dubai
Australia Squad for Champions Trophy 2025: Pat Cummins (captain), Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Matt Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.