AUS Tour Of SL: Aussies Reveal New-look Squad, Skipper For Tests - Check Who's In, Who's Out

Pat Cummins will miss the tour on paternity leave while also nursing an ankle issue that was managed throughout the summer

Melbourne Cricket Ground MCG IND Vs AUS 4th Test Day 2 Pics:  Steve Smith
India Vs Australia, 4th Test Day 2: Australia's Steve Smith acknowledged the crowd | Photo: AP/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake
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Australia have named a 16-member squad for the two-Test tour to Sri Lanka in January-February with Steve Smith as captain. (More Cricket News)

Pat Cummins will miss the tour on paternity leave while also nursing an ankle issue that was managed throughout the summer. 

Josh Hazlewood will again miss out with an injury that kept him out of the latter part of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, while Mitchell Marsh has been dropped. 

Cricket Australia has stacked up the squad with spin with just three seamers in Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland and Sean Abbott travelling.

Australia squad for Sri Lanka Tests: Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Travis Head (vc), Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Matt Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Nathan McSweeney, Todd Murphy, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster

"Sri Lanka is a challenging and exciting place to tour given the different conditions players may be presented with. This squad provides several ways to structure the XI depending on what type of wickets we may encounter in each match," George Bailey was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au

Hazlewood and Marsh will focus on their preparation for the ICC Champions Trophy which will be played after the Sri Lanka Test series.

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