2023 Cricket World Cup Australia Squad Breakdown (The Definitive Guide): Which 15 players will make the final squad from the Preliminary Squad of 18?
Here is everything you need to know from 2023 Cricket World Cup Australia preliminary squad announcement.
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Key Takeaways from Australia’s ODI Squad Announcement
- The average age of Australia’s 2023 Cricket World Cup squad is 30.
- The 18-member preliminary squad has ODI match experience of 59.44 ODIs.
- Australia’s squad composition is as follows: five proper batters (with two part-time bowling options), 8 all-rounders, and 5 proper bowling options. In total, Australia has 15 bowling options (3 leg spin, 2 off spin, 1 left arm pace, 1 left arm spin and 8 right arm pace) in their squad if absolutely needed.
- Australia has 3 left-handed batting options (David Warner, Alex Carey, and Travis Head) and three wicketkeeping options (Carey, Head, Inglis) in their preliminary squad.
Australia Cricket World Cup 2023 Team at a Glance
| Player | Role | Age |
| David Warner | Batter | 36 |
| Steve Smith | Battler/part time leg spin | 34 |
| Marcus Stoinis | All-Rounder/Medium Pace | 34 |
| Mitchell Marsh | All-Rounder/Medium Pace | 31 |
| Cameron Green | All-Rounder/Medium Pace | 24 |
| Glenn Maxwell | All-Rounder/Off-spin | 34 |
| Travis Head | Batter/ part time off-spin/occasional wicketkeeper | 29 |
| Alex Carey | Batter/Wicketkeeper | 31 |
| Josh Inglis | Batter/Wicketkeeper | 28 |
| Pat Cummins | All-Rounder/Fast | 30 |
| Josh Hazlewood | Fast | 33 |
| Mitchell Starc | All-Rounder/Fast | 32 |
| Nathan Ellis | Fast | 28 |
| Sean Abbott | Fast | 31 |
| Adam Zampa | Leg-Spin | 31 |
| Tanveer Sangha | Leg-Spin | 21 |
| Ashton Agar | All-Rounder/Left Arm Spin | 29 |
| Aaron Hardie | All-Rounder/Medium-Pace | 24 |
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Australia Cricket World Cup 2023 Potential XI
- David Warner
- Cameron Green
- Mitchell Marsh
- Steve Smith
- Marcus Stoinis
- Glenn Maxwell
- Alex Carey (WK)
- Pat Cummins (c)
- Mitchell Starc
- Josh Hazlewood
- Adam Zampa
Injury News
- Captain Pat Cummins is currently injured, but is expected to make it in back to the squad during the India ODI series.
- Steve Smith has been ruled out of the South Africa T20I series with a wrist injury. Ashton Turner has been called up as replacement.
- Mitchell Starc has been rested from the T20I squad and Spencer Johnson replaces him for this series.
- Jhye Richardson was ruled out of the IPL earlier this year due to a hamstring injury. Due to lack of ODIs in the cricket calendar, he has not yet got a chance to prove his case.
3 Australian Players Who Were Unlucky to Miss Out
- Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Jhye Richardson, Peter Handscomb, Mitchell Swepson, Jason Behrendorff
3 Surprise Picks for Australia’s World Cup Preliminary Squad
- Aaron Hardie, Tanveer Sangha, Spencer Johnson
2023 Cricket World Cup Squad: Australia Cricket Team List of Players for the World Cup
1. David Warner
Role: Left Hand Bat (Opener)
- Matches/Innings:142/140
- Runs: 6030, Best: 179
- Average/SR: 45.00/95.15
- 100/50: 19/27
Recent ODI Form: 5, 86, 16, 106, 23
Last ODI: March 22, 2023
Age: 36
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Role: Middle Order Batter/Occasional Leg Break
- Matches/Innings: 142/126
- Runs: 4939, Best: 164
- Average/SR: 44.49/ 87.52
- 100/50: 12/29
Recent ODI Form: 94, 21, 22, DNB, 0
Last ODI: March 22, 2023
Age: 34
Embed from Getty Images3. Marcus Stoinis
Role: Right hand Bat/Right Arm Medium Pace
- Matches/Innings: 60/54
- Runs: 1326, Best: 146*
- Average/SR: 28.21/92.53
- 100/50: 1/6
- Wickets: 40, Best: 3/16
- Economy: 5.87
Recent ODI Form: 13, 12, 5, DNB, 25 & 0/29, 2/27, 1/43
Last ODI: March 22, 2023
Age: 34
Embed from Getty Images4. Mitchell Marsh
Role: Right hand bat/Right Hand Medium Pace
- Matches/Innings: 72/68
- Runs: 2008, Best: 102*
- Average/SR: 34.62/92.4
- 100/50: 1/15
- Wickets: 54, Best: 5/33
- Economy: 5.43
Recent ODI Form: 50, 30, 81, 66*, 27 & 0/12, 1/18
Last ODI: March 22, 2023
Age: 31
Embed from Getty Images5. Cameron Green
Role: Right hand Bat/ Right Arm Medium Pace
- Matches/Innings: 15/12
- Runs: 302, Best: 89*
- Average/SR: 50.33/88.82
- 100/50: 0/1
- Wickets: 30, Best: 5/27
- Economy: 3.34
Recent ODI Form: 89*, 25*, 20*, 12, DNB & 0/33, 2/25, 0/38, 0/35, 0/20
Last ODI: March 19, 2023
Age: 24
Embed from Getty Images6. Glenn Maxwell
Role: Right hand bat/Right Arm Off-break
- Matches/Innings: 128/117
- Runs: 3490, Best: 108
- Average/SR: 33.88/124.82
- 100/50: 2/23
- Wickets: 60, Best: 4/46
- Economy: 5.56
Recent ODI Form: 19, 2, 25, 14, 8 & 4/52, 0/9, 0/18, 0/7
Last ODI: March 17, 2023
Age: 34
Embed from Getty Images7. Travis Head
Role: Left Hand Bat, Right Arm Offbreak, Part-time Wicketkeeper
- Matches/Innings: 54/51
- Runs: 1912, Best: 152
- Average/SR: 40.68, 96.81
- 100/50: 3/14
- Wickets: 14
- Economy: 5.82
Recent ODI Form: 19, 152, 5, 51*, 33
Last ODI: March 22, 2023
Age: 29
Embed from Getty Images8. Alex Carey (WK)
Role: Left hand bat/Wicketkeeper
- Matches/Innings: 64/58
- Runs: 1667, Best: 106
- Average/SR: 35.46/87.92
- 100/50: 1/7
- Catches/Stumpings: 73/8
Recent ODI Form: 21, 0, 12*, DNB, 38
Last ODI: March 22,2023
Age: 31
Embed from Getty Images9. Josh Inglis
Role: Right hand bat/Wicketkeeper
- Matches/Innings: 3/3
- Runs: 41, Best: 26
- Average/SR: 13.66/77.35
- 100/50: 0/0
- Catches/Stumpings: 0/0
Recent ODI Form: 5,10, 26
Last ODI: 17 March, 2023
Age: 28
Embed from Getty Images10. Pat Cummins (C)
Role: Right hand bat/Right arm fast bowler
- Matches/Innings: 75/75
- Wickets: 124, Best: 5/70
- Economy: 5.21
- 4-fer/5-fer: 6/1
- Runs: 324, Best: 36
Recent ODI Form: 0, 4, 35 & 4/35, 2/37, 2/22, 3/62, 2/25
Last ODI: November 22, 2022
Age: 30
Embed from Getty Images11. Mitchell Starc
Role: Left arm Pace/Left Hand Bat
- Matches/Innings: 110/110
- Wickets: 219, Best: 6/28
- 4-fer/5-fer: 12/9
- Economy: 5.11
Recent ODI Form: 1/45, 4/47, 3/49, 5/53, 0/67
Last ODI: March 22, 2023
Age: 33
Embed from Getty Images12. Josh Hazlewood
Role: Right arm fast bowler
- Matches/Innings: 69/68
- Wickets: 108, Best: 6/52
- Economy: 4.57
Recent ODI Form: 3/31, 0/11, 1/51, 2/33, 1/21
Last ODI: November 22, 2022
Age: 32
Embed from Getty Images13. Nathan Ellis
Role: Right arm fast bowler
- Matches/Innings: 4/4
- Wickets: 5, Best: 2/13
- 4-fer/5-fer: 0/0
- Economy: 5.46
Recent ODI Form: 1/36, 1/66, 1/38, 2/13
Last ODI: March 19, 2023
Age: 28
Embed from Getty Images14. Sean Abbott
Role: Right Arm Fast Bowler/Right Hand Bat
- Matches/Innings: 11/11
- Wickets: 13, Best: 3/23
- 4-fer/5-fer: 0/0
- Economy: 5.06
- Runs: 131, Best: 49
- Average: 16.37/103.96
Recent ODI Form: 26 & 2/31, 2/45, 0/31, 3/23, 1/50
Last ODI: March 22, 2023
Age: 31
Embed from Getty Images15. Adam Zampa
Role: Right Arm Leg spin
- Matches/Innings: 79/79
- Wickets: 131, Best: 5/35
- 4-fer/5-fer: 0/1
- Economy: 5.42
Recent ODI Form: 4/45, 4/31, 0/37, 0/6, 4/45
Last ODI: March 22, 2023
Age: 31
Embed from Getty Images16. Ashton Agar
Role: Left hand Bat/Slow Left arm orthodox
- Matches/Innings: 21/21
- Wickets: 20, Best: 2/31
- 4-fer/5-fer: 0/0
- Economy: 5.27
Recent ODI Form: 1/15, 1/16, 0/62, 0/41, 2/41 & DNB, 0, DNB, 18*, 17
Last ODI: March 22, 2023
Age: 29
Embed from Getty Images17. Tanveer Sangha
*has not debuted in international cricket yet
Role: Right hand leg spin
List A Record:
- Matches/Innings: 5/5
- Wickets: 7
- 4-fer/5-fer: 1/0
- Economy: 5.12
Age: 21
Embed from Getty Images18. Aaron Hardie
Role: Right Hand Bat/ Right Arm Medium Pace
*has not debuted in internatinoal cricket
List A Career
- Matches/Innings: 16/12
- Wickets: 51, Best: 3/28
- Runs: 194, Best: 58
- 4-fer/5-fer: 0/0
- Economy: 5.50
Age: 24
Embed from Getty ImagesFinal Thoughts
Australia have dominated ODI World Cups for as long as I can remember.
Can they do it again? With as many bowling options as they have, they have the flexibility in the squad to go all the way. They have injury concerns and lack of subcontinent experience may be an issue.
How far do you think Australia go all the way? Comment below on your thoughts.
Frequently Asked Questions – 2023 Cricket World Cup Australia Squad
England’s 2023 Cricket World Cup squad average age is 30 years.
Aaron Hardie is a 24-year-old Australian all-rounder. He has played 26 first class matches, 16 List A, and 46 T20 matches. He has played for the Australian U-19 team & Perth Scorchers.
David Warner, Cameron Green, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey (WK), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa, Sean Abbott, Aaron Hardie, Ashton Agar, Tanveer Sangha, Josh Inglis, Nathan Ellis, and Travis Head are in Australia’s 2023 Cricket World Cup squad.
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