Pat Cummins will captain Australia’s one-day squad for the first time since lifting the Cricket World Cup in November in its three-match series against Pakistan at home next month.

Pat Cummins leads Australia in a three-match ODI series against Pakistan, with Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh absent due to paternity leave. Marcus Stoinis returns, and Cameron Green is sidelined for the season.

Regular captain Pat Cummins returned after opting out of the England tour while Australia will be without a couple of their key white-ball players including stand-in captain Mitchell Marsh. The three-match ODI series begins on November 4 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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Josh Inglis is the only designated wicketkeeper in the squad. Alex Carey was left out for the Pakistan series despite strong performances against England on his ODI return. The unavailability of Head and Marsh paves way for a new opening combination. Matthew Short and Jake Fraser-McGurk are likely to form this partnership throughout the series.

Captain Pat Cummins will play his first 50-over match for his country since the victorious ICC Men's Cricket World Cup final against India last year.

Australia Test and ODI captain Pat Cummins return after his break as the world champions named their ODI squad against Pakistan. Australia will take on Pakistan in a 3-match ODI series.

Melbourne: Pat Cummins has been named captain of Australia’s 14-man squad that was announced Monday for the home ODI series against Pakistan, starting November 4 at the MCG. Cummins will play his first 50-over match for his country since the victorious ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup final against India last year.

Australia will face Pakistan in a three-match ODI series which is set to start on November 4 at Melbourne Cricket Ground.