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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.

Let’s not wait a second and dive right in.

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

PlayerRoleAge
David WarnerBatter36
Steve SmithBattler/part time leg spin34
Marcus StoinisAll-Rounder/Medium Pace34
Mitchell MarshAll-Rounder/Medium Pace31
Cameron GreenAll-Rounder/Medium Pace24
Glenn MaxwellAll-Rounder/Off-spin34
Travis HeadBatter/ part time off-spin/occasional wicketkeeper29
Alex CareyBatter/Wicketkeeper31
Josh InglisBatter/Wicketkeeper28
Pat CumminsAll-Rounder/Fast30
Josh HazlewoodFast33
Mitchell StarcAll-Rounder/Fast32
Nathan EllisFast28
Sean AbbottFast31
Adam ZampaLeg-Spin31
Tanveer SanghaLeg-Spin21
Ashton AgarAll-Rounder/Left Arm Spin29
Aaron HardieAll-Rounder/Medium-Pace24

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Australia Cricket World Cup 2023 Potential XI

  1. David Warner
  2. Cameron Green
  3. Mitchell Marsh
  4. Steve Smith
  5. Marcus Stoinis
  6. Glenn Maxwell
  7. Alex Carey (WK)
  8. Pat Cummins (c)
  9. Mitchell Starc
  10. Josh Hazlewood
  11. 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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2. Steven Smith

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

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3. 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

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4. 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

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5. 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

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6. 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

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7. 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

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8. 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

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9. 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

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10. 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

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11. 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

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12. 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

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13. 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

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14. 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

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15. 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

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16. 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

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17. 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

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18. 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

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Final 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

What is the average age of Australia’s 2023 Cricket World Cup squad?

England’s 2023 Cricket World Cup squad average age is 30 years.

Who is Aaron Hardie?

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.

Who is selected for Australia’s 2023 Cricket World Cup squad?

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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