Finch named T20 captain as Australia unveil squad for Pakistan series
October 5, 2018 04:12 MYT
Aaron Finch will skipper Australia's Twenty20 team after being handed the captaincy ahead of the country's three-match series with Pakistan.
Already set to make his Test debut against Pakistan in Dubai starting Sunday, Finch will lead the T20 side having previously captained the 20-over outfit prior to the 2016 World T20.
Mitch Marsh and Alex Carey have been named vice-captains by head coach Justin Langer, while uncapped batsman Ben McDermott is poised to make his bow in Abu Dhabi later this month.
Chris Lynn – who has starred with 437 runs in the JLT One-Day Cup for Queensland – is also back in the squad for the first time since injuring his shoulder against New Zealand in February, and all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is involved after being overlooked for the Test matches.
"I'd like to acknowledge Aaron, Mitch and Alex on being announced as the new captain and vice-captains of the Australian T20 squad," Langer said.
The series gets underway in Abu Dhabi on October 24 before back-to-back games in Dubai on October 26 and 28.
Australia squad in full: Aaron Finch (captain), Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Chris Lynn, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Ben McDermott, Darcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Mitchell Starc, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa.