David Warner, Pat Cummins and Glenn Maxwell are among the six players who have opted out of Australia's tour of West Indies and Bangladesh, while Steven Smith will miss the tour due to an elbow injury.
Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson and Marcus Stoinis are the others who made themselves unavailable for the upcoming tours due to various personal reasons after their time in the IPL and a difficult journey home after the tournament was indefinitely postponed. All-rounder Daniel Sams had earlier pulled himself out of contention.
South Australia and Adelaide Strikers pacer Wes Agar has earned his first international call-up as an uncapped player in the 18-man squad. Tasmania pacer Nathan Ellis and legspinner Tanveer Sangha will travel as reserve.
Dan Christian and Ben McDermott, who recently canceled their county deals when they were added to the initial squad, have been recalled. Christian last played for Australia in 2017.
D'Arcy Short and Cameron Greene, playing for Hampshire in the T20 Blast, are not included in the opening squad.
Jason Behrendorff, Moises Henriques, Riley Meredith, Andrew Tye and Adam Zampa, who were also in the IPL, have made themselves available for the tour. Tye and Zampa, along with Kane Richardson, left the tournament before the closure of Australia's borders to arrive from India, forcing the remaining players to go home after being in the Maldives.
National selector Trevor Hohns said: "We are naturally disappointed that not all players are available for the Australian team at this time, although the NSP [national selection panel] respects the decisions of those who have opted out of the tour." Chosen." "Steve Smith was unavailable for selection due to an elbow injury and will now be able to use this time to make a full recovery ahead of the World Cup and the home Ashes series. Steve is disappointed to miss the tour on medical grounds. Were.
"International tours in the time of COVID-19 undoubtedly present many additional challenges for athletes. They also present opportunities for others and in this case, the Australian Men's T20 World Cup squad later this year and beyond. A chance to push for selection. It's a great opportunity for these players to make it to the World Cup and everyone is considered to have a very real chance of making that tournament by doing well in these tours."
Australia have been boosted by the return of Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood to the white-ball set-up, as both were unavailable for the T20I tour of New Zealand as they were picked for the Test series in South Africa, which was later postponed.
With Australia's international borders likely to remain closed for well into next year, the need for a two-week quarantine after the tour will continue to affect players for the foreseeable future.
“The pandemic is now in its second year and has meant that athletes and staff, especially those who participate internationally, have spent long periods in bio-secure centres, where freedom of movement is restricted, and there are tough quarantines. ,” said Alex Countoris, Cricket Australia's head of sports science and sports medicine. "We look forward to a time when hubs and quarantines are things of the past, but for now we will continue to manage the situation with the well-being of our people at the forefront of our decision-making."
Australia will leave for the Caribbean tour on June 28, which includes five T20Is and three ODIs. He will then travel directly to Bangladesh with five T20 Internationals between August 2 and 10.
Australia squad: Aaron Finch (capt), Ashton Agar, Wes Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Alex Carey, Dan Christian, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, Mitchell Marsh, Riley Meredith, Ben McDermott, Josh Phillippe, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, Ashton Turner , Andrew Tye, Matthew Wade, Adam Zampa