Australia names three uncapped players for white-ball tours

Australia has named three uncapped players in fresh-looking squads for upcoming white-ball tours of Pakistan and Bangladesh, while resting several senior stars due to Indian Premier League commitments and workload management. Mitchell Marsh will captain all squads across the two tours, which begin later this month.

Nineteen-year-old batter Oliver Peake and all-rounder Liam Scott, 25, have earned their first senior call-ups. Peake, who recently captained Australia at the Under-19 World Cup, is included only in the ODI squad for Pakistan. Scott is named in both the Pakistan and Bangladesh ODI squads. A third new face, 22-year-old left-arm spinning all-rounder Joel Davies, has been selected for the T20 International series in Bangladesh.

The squads will be without the frontline pace trio of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood. Officials stated the bowlers are being rested to manage workloads, with a focus on preparing for Australia's World Test Championship campaign, which resumes with a home series against Bangladesh in August. Cummins is Australia's regular ODI captain.

National selection chair George Bailey said the selections were an opportunity to develop new...