MELBOURNE: In place of the now-retired Aaron Finch, left-handed batter Travis Head has been named to Australia's 14-man One-Day International (ODI) team for the three-match series against England that will begin soon after the ICC Men's T20 World Cup here.

George Bailey, the chairman of selectors, said that the series was crucial because "our objective is to continue to construct a squad with an eye to next year's World Cup (in India), under Pat (Cummins) as the new ODI captain."
Aaron Finch is replaced by Travis Head, who had performed effectively in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. He has shown versatility in the kinds of roles he can fill in our lineup for ODIs. Our next opportunity in the ODI format will be in India the following year, giving us the chance to practise in conditions similar to those for the World Cup in Octoberas per a remark from Bailey by sen.com.au.

Australia will welcome West Indies for a two-match test series before Christmas after the ODI series against England later this month. The 14-member West Indies series squad has kept opener Marcus Harris in place, with Cricket Australia (CA) favouring Ashes hero Scott Boland above Jhye Richardson as the fourth specialist seam option.
"We have returned to a pretty similar group to that which played strongly last summer in emphatically winning the Ashes," said Bailey. "After some larger squads for the sub-continent tours over the winter.

Marcus Harris keeps his spot after putting in great work for Gloucestershire in the English County League and the Marsh Sheffield Shield season, the author said.

Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, and Adam Zampa make up Australia's ODI team. Pat Cummins serves as captain. David Warner, Pat Cummins, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Steve Smith (vc), Mitchell Starc, and Alex Carey make up the Australian Test team.

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