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Sydney Sixers all-rounder Sean Abbott has been named by the National Selection Panel (NSP) for the Qantas Tour of South Africa, One Day Series against India and in an initial 18-player squad for the ICC 2023 World Cup.
The squad travels to South Africa for three T20 Internationals and five One Day Internationals, then onto India for a three match ODI series followed by the ICC 2023 World Cup.
Abbott, the KFC BBL’s all-time leader in wickets taken, has been a mainstay for the Sixers for almost a decade and has been in and out of the Australian team for the last few years. With his selection for the South African tour and matches against India the fast bowler is just a step away from locking in a berth for Australia’s ICC 2023 World Cup campaign.
A provisional World Cup squad of 15 players will be named in early September, with squad finalisation required on September 28.
Chair of Selectors George Bailey said: “This side has been extremely impressive for several years in limited overs cricket. There is an enormous amount of skill and experience in the group which you need in a World Cup.”
Australian T20 squad:
Mitchell Marsh (WA/Fremantle Cricket Club) (c)
Sean Abbott (NSW/Parramatta District Cricket Club)
Jason Behrendorff (WA/ Subiaco Floreat Cricket Club)
Tim David (WA/Claremont-Nedlands)
Nathan Ellis (TAS/ Lindisfarne Cricket Club)
Aaron Hardie (WA/Willetton Cricket Club)
Travis Head (SA/Tea Tree Gully Cricket Club)
Josh Inglis (WA/Joondalup Cricket Club)
Spencer Johnson (SA/West Torrens Cricket Club)
Glenn Maxwell (VIC/Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club)
Matt Short (VIC/Northcote Cricket Club)
Steve Smith (NSW/Sutherland Cricket Club)
Marcus Stoinis (WA/Subiaco Floreat Cricket Club)
Adam Zampa (NSW/Sutherland Cricket Club)
Australian ODI squad:
Pat Cummins (NSW/Penrith Cricket Club) (c) *
Sean Abbott (NSW/Parramatta District Cricket Club)
Ashton Agar (WA/University Cricket Club)
Alex Carey (SA/Glenelg Cricket Club)
Nathan Ellis (TAS/ Lindisfarne Cricket Club)
Cameron Green (WA/Subiaco Floreat Cricket Club)
Aaron Hardie (WA/Willetton Cricket Club)
Josh Hazlewood (NSW/St George Cricket Club)
Travis Head (SA/Tea Tree Gully Cricket Club)
Josh Inglis (WA/Joondalup Cricket Club)
Mitchell Marsh (WA/Fremantle Cricket Club)
Glenn Maxwell (VIC/Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club) *
Tanveer Sangha (NSW/Campbelltown Camden District Cricket Club)
Steve Smith (NSW/Sutherland Cricket Club)
Mitchell Starc (NSW/Manly Warringah Cricket Club)
Marcus Stoinis (WA/Subiaco Floreat Cricket Club)
David Warner (NSW/Randwick Petersham Cricket Club)
Adam Zampa (NSW/Sutherland Cricket Club)
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The Sydney Sixers are an Australian professional Twenty20 cricket team competing in the Big Bash League (BBL). Based at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the Sixers, along with the Sydney Thunder, succeeded the New South Wales Blues from the now-defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash.
