Abbott named in Australian T20 squad

Sydney Sixers star Sean Abbott has been named by the National Selection Panel (NSP) in the Australian men’s squad for the T20 International Series against Pakistan next month.

The three-match series will begin in Brisbane on November 14, followed by matches in Sydney (November 16) and Hobart (November 18) and follow on from the ODI series on November 4, 8 and 10, that Abbott is also involved in.

Abbott, 32, has played 24 ODI’s and 20 T20I’s for Australia and was part of the 2023 ODI World Cup winning squad.

He is the BBL’s all-time leading wicket taker and has twice lifted the BBL trophy with the Sixers.

Australian T20 squad:

Sean Abbott (Sydney Sixers/Parramatta District Cricket Club) 

Xavier Bartlett (Brisbane Heat/Gold Coast District Cricket Club)

Cooper Connolly (Perth Scorchers/Scarborough Cricket Club)

Tim David (Hobart Hurricanes/Claremont-Nedlands Cricket Club)  

Nathan Ellis (Hobart Hurricanes/Lindisfarne Cricket Club)  

Jake Fraser-McGurk (Melbourne Renegades/West Torrens Cricket Club)

Aaron Hardie (Perth Scorchers/Willetton Cricket Club)

Josh Inglis (Perth Scorchers/Joondalup Cricket Club)

Spencer Johnson (Brisbane Heat/West Torrens Cricket Club) 

Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars/Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club) 

Matthew Short (Adelaide Strikers/Northcote Cricket Club)

Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars/Scarborough Cricket Club)

Adam Zampa (Melbourne Renegades/Sutherland Cricket Club)