Australia CT 2025 squad has been announced as the eight-nation ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is set to start on 19 February 2025, in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. Steve Smith will step in as captain to lead Austrlian Cricket Team in the tournament. With a lot of regulars missing, we look at the strongest CT 2025 Australia Playing XI ahead of the tournament.
CT 2025 Australia Playing XI
- Travis Head
- Matthew Short
- Steve Smith (c)
- Marnus Labuschagne
- Glenn Maxwell
- Alex Carey
- Aaron Hardie
- Sean Abbott
- Nathan Ellis
- Spencer Johnson
- Adam Zampa
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Australia’s dealt a huge blow, with their star-studded pace attack—Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood— all three getting ruled out of the tournament. Cummins (ankle), Hazlewood (side and calf) and Mitchell Starc (personal reasoms) have weakend the bowling unit.
Earlier, all-rounder Marcus Stoinis had retired a week before the squad announcement while Mitchell Marsh was ruled due to a back injury. These absentees have created voids in the batting order as well.
“The last month has been challenging with key injuries and Stoinis’ retirement, but we’ve called up players who have proven themselves at the international level. We have flexibility in our lineup and will adapt our playing XI based on conditions and opposition,” said Chief selector George Bailey on squad announcement.
Australia’s Champions Trophy 2025 Squad
Steve Smith (capt), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa
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Australia Match List CT 2025
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
| 22 Feb 2025 (Saturday) | Australia vs England (4th Match, Group B) | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 02:30 PM |
| 25 Feb 2025 (Tuesday) | Australia vs South Africa (7th Match, Group B) | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | 02:30 PM |
| 28 Feb 2025 (Friday) | Afghanistan vs Australia (10th Match, Group B) | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 02:30 PM |
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