Australia announce squads for England white-ball series, Mahli Beardman set for odi debut

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New Delhi: Australia have finalised the squads for the white-ball series versus England which includes three ODIs and five T20 Internationals. The series is set to get underway from November 13.

Young quick Mahli Beardman is one of the strong options and is set to debut in the format. Mitchell Marsh will lead both Australian teams with selectors said to be targeting some of the youngsters ahead of a packed international calendar.

Australia have held out their leading bowlers-Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood-for the series as they look ahead to the next World Test Championship matches against New Zealand and India.

Nathan Ellis is omitted as he recovers from a side strain but keeps his place in the T20I. Lynton Beardman, Oliver Peake, Jack Edwards and Liam Scott have been selected in the 14-man squad for the ODI series.

There are some new names in the T20I squad: Nikhil Chaudhary, Joel Davies, Lachlan Shaw and Sam Harper. Jake Fraser-McGurk and Mitch Owen have both made their way back into the T20I team.

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Travis Head, Matthew Renshaw, Cameron Green, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis and Cooper Connolly are the previous players who will be part of the ODI series but will sit out the T20Is to manage their workload.

The three-match ODI series will be played in Perth on 13 November, Adelaide on 15 November and Hobart on 18 November.

The five T20Is will be staged from November 21 to December 2, across venues in Melbourne, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sydney and Canberra.

Australian selection chair George Bailey said the series would provide young players with an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities against a strong England side.

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