- Mitchell Starc has withdrawn his name from the Champions Trophy 2025, after which Cricket Australia has also included the dreaded bowler in the 15-member squad.
Mitchell Starc: Difficulties are increasing for Australia before the Champions Trophy 2025. The Kangaroo team announced the final 15-member team on February 11, but before that Mitchell Starc withdrew his name for the Champions Trophy 2025 to be held in Pakistan. The Australian Cricket Board says that Starc has decided not to play in the Champions Trophy 2025 due to personal reasons, which we fully respect. This young bowler has now been included in place of Mitchell Starc, whose every ball reaches the batsman at a speed of 150 KMPH.
Mitchell Starc was replaced
After the exclusion of Hazelwood and Pat Cummins, the entire responsibility of leading the bowling seemed to be on Mitchell Starc’s shoulders, but now he too has withdrawn his name. After this, chief selector George Bailey has included left-arm fast bowler Spencer Johnson in the 15-member squad in place of Mitchell Starc.
Spencer Johnson and Mitchell Starc bowl in almost the same way, due to which he has been included as an alternative to Mitchell Starc. Spencer bowls at a speed of around 150 in the match, along with which he can make the ball swing and seam at the same speed. Due to this ability of his, the Chief Selectors have expressed confidence in him.
5 big players out together
Even before the Champions Trophy 2025, five Australian players have been ruled out of the tournament. First, Mitchell Marsh was ruled out of the tournament due to a back injury, after which fast bowler Josh Hazlewood will not be a part of the squad this time due to an injury in his right calf. While captain Pat Cummins will also not be a part of the Australian team due to an ankle injury. After this, Marcus Stoinis suddenly announced his retirement from ODI cricket, now Mitchell Starc has also withdrawn his name due to personal reasons.
Australia Squad
Steve Smith (captain), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Ben Dwarshis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnush Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Short and Adam Zampa.