Mumbai, January 13: Australia chief selector George Bailey has admitted that he doesn슬롯사이트t have much idea about the availability of Pat Cummins for the upcoming Champions Trophy, especially after undergoing scans on his ankle. Cummins, who is missing out on Australia슬롯사이트s upcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka due to the birth of his second child, recently went for scans over an ankle problem he was managing while leading Australia to a 3-1 series win over India earlier this month. Australia슬롯사이트s Squad for Champions Trophy 2025 Announced: Pat Cummins To Lead As Matt Short and Nathan Ellis Earn Maiden ICC Event Call-Ups.

While Cummins has been named as Australia슬롯사이트s captain in the preliminary 15-man squad for the eight-team tournament starting on February 19, teams are allowed to make a change to their teams a week before their first match.

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슬롯사이트We슬롯사이트ll work through that in good time. I슬롯사이트ve got no idea what the scan has said or what it showed. I know he슬롯사이트s very keen, so we슬롯사이트ll work through that. That슬롯사이트s always the challenge with the ICC requirements in terms of naming your squad this far out. I don슬롯사이트t have a date for you in terms of a hard timeline,슬롯사이트� Bailey told reporters after announcing Australia슬롯사이트s squad on Monday. SL vs AUS 2025: Steve Smith, Australia Captain for Sri Lanka Test Series, Unfazed by 슬롯사이트Sandpapergate슬롯사이트� Opinions, Says 슬롯사이트People Have Opinion but I슬롯사이트m Comfortable in My Own Skin슬롯사이트�.

All-rounder and T20I captain Mitchell Marsh looms as the stand-in captain if Cummins슬롯사이트� misses the Champions Trophy. Another big call Australia made was to leave out young opener Jake-Fraser McGurk, who has struggled to get big runs at international and domestic levels.

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슬롯사이트It is a pretty preliminary squad. There will be opportunities to move should anyone get hit with injury or we need to change the balance of that for some reason in the lead-up,슬롯사이트� added Bailey. SL vs AUS 2025: Steve Smith Feels Bit More Relaxed About Leading Australia in Two Tests Against Sri Lanka During Pat Cummins슬롯사이트� Absence, Says 슬롯사이트It슬롯사이트s Going To Be a Cool Tour슬롯사이트�.

Australia have a plethora of all-round options in Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, and Aaron Hardie, while Nathan Ellis was selected ahead of Sean Abbott in the fast-bowling department. Australia, who last won Champions Trophy in 2009, are in Group B alongside England, South Africa and Afghanistan.

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