Australia announce new ODI and T20I captains

In another notable decision, T20 specialist D’Arcy Short has earned his maiden ODI call-up and he is set to open the innings with Aaron Finch.

Australian T20 squad: Aaron Finch (c), Alex Carey (vc), Ashton Agar, Travis Head, Nic Maddinson, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, D'Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Andrew Tye, Jack Wildermuth.

Australian ODI squad: Tim Paine (c), Aaron Finch (vc), Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Josh Hazelwood, Travis Head, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell, Shaun Marsh, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, D'Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Marcuis Stoinis, Andrew Tye

Interestingly, Chris Lynn did not find a place in either of the squads.

Alex Carey, the South Australian wicketkeeper, has been selected in both squads and has also been appointed Finch’s deputy in the T20Is

In the absence of Smith and Warner and regular fast bowlers, the 15-man Australian ODI squad bears a new look.

Aaron Finch, on the other hand have been given charge of the T20I side for the England tour as well as the Zimbabwe tri-nation T20Is.

Australia will be missing Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins, along with allrounder Mitchell Marsh who is sidelined with an ankle injury that has opened up the doors for many youngsters.

There are noteworthy changes in the spin department of Australian limited overs side with Test specialist Nathan Lyon making a coming after two years in place of leg-spinner Adam Zampa.

Left-arm spinner Ashton Agar also finds a place in both the ODI and T20I squads while rookie leg-spinner Mitchell Sweepson was a surprise inclusion in the T20I squad.

Veteran middle order batsman Shaun Marsh has also made a comeback to the ODI side while Usman Khawaja was left out.

Tim Paine, who led Australia in the last Test match against South Africa, was given charge of the Test side permanently, while there were reports that Aaron Finch will get the limited overs captaincy.

However, CA has sprung in a surprise by naming wicket-keeper batsman Tim Paine as the ODI captain for the five-match ODI series in England.

Regular captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner, who was also the T20I captain, were slapped with 1 year bans for their involvement in the ball-tampering conspiracy, forcing the Australian selectors to name new captains for all three formats.

Cricket chief selector Trevor Hohns confirmed Paine's appointment was not permanent and a new captain, keeping next year’s World Cup in mind, will be named shortly.

The whole dynamics of the Australian team changed after the ball-tampering saga rocked the cricketing world.

Former opening batsman Justin Langer was appointed as the new head coach, replacing his former teammate Darren Lehmann, who had quit after the tainted South Africa tour in March.

A week after appointing a new head coach, Cricket Australia have now named the new ODI and T20I captains of Australia for the upcoming England tour.