David Warner to lead Australia in T20s with England and New Zealand
Monday 22 January 2018 09:51, UK
David Warner will deputise for Steve Smith as captain for the Twenty20 Tri-Series with England and New Zealand.
Warner is the only member of the Test squad named in Australia's T20 party, meaning Smith, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood will not have the chance to seek revenge for England's victory in the one-day series.
Smith will take the Test squad - which includes a first appearance for 21-year-old bowler Jhye Richardson - to South Africa on February 15 for a four-Test series against the No 2 ranked Proteas.
Top-scorer in this year's Big Bash, D'Arcy Short, is set for his first international appearance in the Trans-Tasman series with England and New Zealand, while there are also call-ups for Glenn Maxwell, Chris Lynn, Alex Carey, Billy Stanlake and Kane Richardson.
National selector Trevor Hohns said: "The South African Series is a very important one and we have made no secret of our desire to improve our record away from home. As such, we wanted to ensure the players had the best possible preparation and that means playing the tour match prior to the first Test.
"Steve has had a very big summer and will benefit from a short break both physically and mentally, before he leaves for South Africa. David is a very capable leader and has captained in Steve's absence before and done a fine job.
"We wanted to ensure the T20 side had key leadership throughout this Series and we know the team is in good hands with him at the helm."
Australia T20 squad for Trans-Tasman series: D Warner (c), A Finch, A Agar, A Carey (wk), B Dwarshuis, T Head, C Lynn, G Maxwell, K Richardson, D Short, B Stanlake, M Stoinis, A Tye, A Zampa.
Australia Test squad for South Africa tour: S Smith (c), D Warner, C Bancroft, U Khawaja, P Handscomb, S Marsh, M Marsh, T Paine (wk), M Starc, J Hazlewood, P Cummins, N Lyon, J Bird, J Holland, J Richardson.
