India vs Australia 1st ODI: Pat Cummins set to return, Mitchell Starc and Glenn Maxwell to miss out

Australia captain Pat Cummins have confirmed that Mitchell Starc and Glenn Maxwell will not be playing in the first ODI of the three-match series against India, however, Steve Smith is set for a return.

Cummins will also be making an ODI return with the first ODI which will be played on 22 September at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali.

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Cummins, Starc, Smith and Maxwell had missed the tour of South Africa recently but have been included in the squad for ODI series against India.

“I am feeling pretty good, my wrist is all healed now. I am hoping to play all three games. Starc won’t be playing tomorrow, hope he will be well bowled later in the series, same with Maxwell. We are trying to have a balance between getting a match time to everyone in the middle as we are going to the World Cup in a couple of weeks,” Cummins said at the pre-match press conference.

“He (Steve Smith) is all good, he will play tomorrow, he has a few hits and his wrist seems 100 per cent fit,” he further said.

Cummins and Smith were out with wrist injuries while Starc was suffering from soreness in his groin and shoulder since the Ashes.

Maxwell is nursing an ankle injury that got aggravated during training for the T20I series against South Africa.

Cummins added that Australia would include four frontline bowlers in their playing XI while Adam Zampa can bowl three to four overs in death overs.

“We have picked four frontline bowlers who should be ready to bowl in all phases. Especially, Zampa is effective in not only keeping the run rate down but also picking and taking a couple of wickets in the death which is really important as well. It would not be surprising if we keep 3-4 overs of him,” he said.

Australia squad: Pat Cummins (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matt Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa.