2023 Cricket World Cup Australia Squad Breakdown (The Definitive Guide): Which of the 15 players will make the Final XI?
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 – 2023 Cricket World Cup Australia squad
- The average age of Australia’s 2023 Cricket World Cup squad is 31.2.
- The 18-member preliminary squad has ODI match experience of 76 ODIs (1126 ODIs among 15 players).
- Australia’s squad composition is as follows: 6 proper batters (with three part-time bowling options), 6 all-rounders, and 3 proper bowling options. In total, Australia has 12 bowling options (3 leg spin, 2 off spin, 1 left arm pace, and 6 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 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 |
Marnus Labuschagne | Batter/leg spinner | 29 |
Alex Carey | Batter/Wicketkeeper | 32 |
Josh Inglis | Batter/Wicketkeeper | 28 |
Pat Cummins | All-Rounder/Fast | 30 |
Josh Hazlewood | Fast | 33 |
Mitchell Starc | Fast | 32 |
Nathan Ellis** | Fast | 28 |
Sean Abbott | All-Rounder/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 |
*Traveling Reserve
**Was in the squads leading up to the World Cup but did not make it to the final squad
Australia Cricket World Cup 2023 Potential XI
- David Warner
- Cameron Green
- Marnus Labuschagne
- Steve Smith
- Mitchell Marsh/Marcus Stoinis
- Glenn Maxwell
- Alex Carey (WK)
- Pat Cummins (c)
- Mitchell Starc
- Josh Hazlewood
- Adam Zampa
Injury News
- Ashton Agar is ruled out of the World Cup with a calf injury. Marnus Labuschagne replaces him.
- Travis Head is selected for the WC squad despite fracturing his hand.
- Captain Pat Cummins was injured, but made it in back to the squad during the India ODI series.
- Steve Smith was ruled out of the South Africa T20I series with a wrist injury and Ashton Turner was called up as replacement. Smith is now back and in-form as we can see from the WC warm up games.
- Mitchell Starc was rested from the T20I squad and Spencer Johnson replaced 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.
7 Australian Players Who Were Unlucky to Miss Out
- Usman Khawaja, Ashton Agar, Marnus Labuschagne, Jhye Richardson, Peter Handscomb, Mitchell Swepson, Jason Behrendorff
Surprise Picks for Australia’s World Cup Preliminary Squad
- Marnus Labuschagne, Travis Head (post injury)
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:150/148
- Runs: 6397, Best: 179
- Average/SR: 45.04/96.44
- 100/50: 20/31
Recent ODI Form: 0, 106, 78, 12, 10, 52, 53, 56
Last ODI: September 27, 2023
Age: 36
Embed from Getty Images2. Steven Smith
Role: Middle Order Batter/Occasional Leg Break
- Matches/Innings: 145/129
- Runs: 5054, Best: 164
- Average/SR: 44.33/ 87.66
- 100/50: 12/30
Recent ODI Form: 41, 0, 74
Last ODI: September 27, 2023
Age: 34
Embed from Getty Images3. Marcus Stoinis
Role: Right hand Bat/Right Arm Medium Pace
- Matches/Innings: 64/58
- Runs: 1400, Best: 146*
- Average/SR: 27.45/94.02
- 100/50: 1/6
- Wickets: 44, Best: 3/16
- Economy: 5.92
Recent ODI Form: 6, 37*, 17, 10, 18, 29 & 3/18, 2/39, 2/20, 1/58, 1/81, 0/40
Last ODI: September 27, 2023
Age: 34
Embed from Getty Images4. Mitchell Marsh
Role: Right hand bat/Right Hand Medium Pace
- Matches/Innings: 79/75
- Runs: 2231, Best: 102*
- Average/SR: 34.32/94.21
- 100/50: 1/17
- Wickets: 54, Best: 5/33
- Economy: 5.43
Recent ODI Form: 79*, 15, 17, 0, 29, 6, 71, 4, 96
Last ODI: September 27, 2023
Age: 31
Embed from Getty Images5. Cameron Green
Role: Right hand Bat/ Right Arm Medium Pace
- Matches/Innings: 20/17
- Runs: 379, Best: 89*
- Average/SR: 37.90/84.78
- 100/50: 0/1
- Wickets: 16, Best: 5/33
- Economy: 5.72
Recent ODI Form: 0*, 18, 31, 19, 9, 34 & 1/32, 1/59, 0/44, 2/103, 1/30
Last ODI: September 27, 2023
Age: 24
Embed from Getty Images6. Glenn Maxwell
Role: Right hand bat/Right Arm Off-break
- Matches/Innings: 129/118
- Runs: 3495, Best: 108
- Average/SR: 33.60/124.68
- 100/50: 2/23
- Wickets: 64, Best: 4/40
- Economy: 5.53
Recent ODI Form: 5 & 4/40
Last ODI: September 27, 2023
Age: 34
Embed from Getty Images7. Travis Head
Role: Left Hand Bat, Right Arm Offbreak, Part-time Wicketkeeper
- Matches/Innings: 58/55
- Runs: 2064, Best: 152
- Average/SR: 41.28/99.51
- 100/50: 3/15
- Wickets: 16
- Economy: 5.81
Recent ODI Form: 6, 18, 91, 33, 64, 38, 17* & 2/39, 0/41
Last ODI: September 14, 2023
Age: 29
Embed from Getty Images8. Marnus Labuschagne
Role: Middle Order Batter/Occasional Leg Break
- Matches/Innings: 38/36
- Runs: 1268, Best: 124
- Average/SR: 37.29/87.50
- 100/50: 2/8
Recent ODI Form: 80*, 124, 15, 20, 44, 39, 27, 72
Last ODI: September 27, 2023
Age: 29
Embed from Getty Images9. Alex Carey (WK)
Role: Left hand bat/Wicketkeeper
- Matches/Innings: 71/65
- Runs: 1814, Best: 106
- Average/SR: 33.59/88.48
- 100/50: 1/8
- Catches/Stumpings: 82/8
Recent ODI Form: 3, 6, 12, 99, 2, 14, 11, 28
Last ODI: September 27, 2023
Age: 32
Embed from Getty Images10. Josh Inglis (WK)
Role: Right hand bat/Wicketkeeper
- Matches/Innings: 8/8
- Runs: 143, Best: 50
- Average/SR: 17.87/93.46
- 100/50: 0/1
- Catches/Stumpings: 2/0
Recent ODI Form: 1, 50, 0, 45, 6
Last ODI: September 24, 2023
Age: 28
Embed from Getty Images11. Pat Cummins (C)
Role: Right hand bat/Right arm fast bowler
- Matches/Innings: 77/77
- Wickets: 126, Best: 5/70
- Economy: 5.23
- 4-fer/5-fer: 6/1
- Runs: 324, Best: 36
Recent ODI Form: 21*, 19* & 1/44, 1/59
Last ODI: September 27, 2023
Age: 30
Embed from Getty Images12. Mitchell Starc
Role: Left arm Pace/Left Hand Bat
- Matches/Innings: 111/111
- Wickets: 220, Best: 6/28
- 4-fer/5-fer: 12/9
- Economy: 5.13
Recent ODI Form: 1/53
Last ODI: September 27, 2023
Age: 33
Embed from Getty Images13. Josh Hazlewood
Role: Right arm fast bowler
- Matches/Innings: 74/73
- Wickets: 116, Best: 6/52
- Economy: 4.70
Recent ODI Form: 3/41, 0/74, 2/79, 1/62, 2/42
Last ODI: September 27, 2023
Age: 32
Embed from Getty Images14. Sean Abbott
Role: Right Arm Fast Bowler/Right Hand Bat
- Matches/Innings: 17/17
- Wickets: 20, Best: 3/23
- 4-fer/5-fer: 0/0
- Economy: 5.06
- Runs: 228, Best: 54
- Average: 17.53/107.54
Recent ODI Form: 9, 7*, 2, 23, 2, 54 & 1/40, 2/50, 0/31, 2/4, /56, 1/91
Last ODI: September 24, 2023
Age: 31
Embed from Getty Images15. Adam Zampa
Role: Right Arm Leg spin
- Matches/Innings: 85/85
- Wickets: 142, Best: 5/35
- 4-fer/5-fer: 8/1
- Economy: 5.53
Recent ODI Form: 10/42, 1/42, 4/48, 0/113, 3/70, 2/57, 1/67
Last ODI: September 24, 2023
Age: 31
Embed from Getty Images16. Tanveer Sangha**
**traveling reserve
*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 Images17. Ashton Agar*
*no longer in the World Cup squad
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 Images18. Nathan Ellis*
*no longer in the World Cup squad
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 Images18. Aaron Hardie*
*no longer in the squad
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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