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Australia release star batter from T20I squad for India series to prepare for Ashes

reuters November 3, 2025, 13:59:40 IST

Australian cricket team has decided to drop a star batter from the squad for the ongoing T20I series against with an eye on the Test series against England.

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Australia are set to lose another top played during the ongoing T20I series against India. Image: AP
Australia are set to lose another top played during the ongoing T20I series against India. Image: AP

Australia batter Travis Head has been released f rom the T20I squad against India to get some red-ball practice in the Sheffield Shield before the Ashes.

The left-hander scored 28 in Australia’s four-wicket win in Melbourne last week but managed only six from four balls in the third T20 in Hobart on Sunday as the hosts slumped to a five-wicket loss.

Head will be available for South Australia’s Shield clash against Tasmania next week, Cricket Australia said on Monday.

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The first Ashes Test starts in Perth on November 21.

The T20 series is tied at 1-1 ahead of the fourth match on the Gold Coast on Thursday, with the series-opener in Canberra washed out by rain.

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