Unfit Starc ruled out for India series

A pectoral injury, that Starc suffered while bowling on Day 5 of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Canberra, will keep him out of action against India. The left-arm pacer will target a return during the ODI series against Pakistan, national selector Trevor Hohns said on Thursday (February 7).

"Unfortunately, scans have revealed that Mitchell Starc sustained a substantial tear to his left pec muscle while bowling on the final day of the Test match in Canberra. This means he will be unavailable for the Tour of India, but we will instead target a return to play for the ODI Series against Pakistan in the UAE in March," Hohns said.


Peter Siddle, Mitchell Marsh, and Billy Stanlake have also been left out for the series against India. Australia will play two T20Is and five ODIs against India. Kane Richardson has been recalled to the Australia squad while Shaun Marsh, who is expecting the birth of his second child and also recovering from a hamstring injury, will join the team from the third ODI. D'Arcy Short returns to the ODI squad.

Australia T20I/ODI squad: Aaron Finch (c), Pat Cummins, Alex Carey, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Peter Handscomb, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Turner, Adam Zampa, D'Arcy Short