Marcus Stoinis brutally punished by Cricket Australia

Cricket Australia (CA) has announced the central contracts for the 2024-25 season. Marcus Stoinis and Ashton Agar are two prominent names who are not part of the list. Cricket Australia has added 23 Aussie players to their list. The Australian Cricket Board has also added some fresh faces to the new contract.

Other than Marcus Stoinis and Ashton Agar, Marcus Harris, Michael Neser, and David Warner are other big names who were dropped. Warner retired from Tests and ODIs earlier this year and is expected to take international retirement post-T20 World Cup 2024.

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Marcus Stoinis was part of Australia’s squad in the ODI World Cup 2023

Notably, Marcus Stoinis was part of the Australia squad that won the ICC ODI World Cup last year in India. Stoinis is currently out of the field due to a back injury. The all-rounder was last seen in the T20I series against West Indies in February.

Pace trio of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood retained their spots in the contracts. Mitchell Marsh, who is expected to lead the team in ICC T20 World Cup 2024, was awarded another contract. Batting stalwarts Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Travis Head, and Usman Khawaja also managed to get contracts by CA for the 2024-25 season. Below is the full list.

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Cricket Australia contracted men’s players 2024-25

Adam Zampa, Aaron Hardie, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Lance Morris, Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Short, Mitchell Marsh, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis, Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins, Scott Boland, Sean Abbott, Steve Smith, Todd Murphy, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Xavier Barlett.

Among fresh names, Cricket Australia added Xavier Barlett, Lance Morris, and Matt Short to the contracts.  Cricket Australia selection chairman George Bailey said Matt Short, Aaron Hardie, and Xavier Barlett have impressed with their performances in recent series. He also believes they will become regular members of the Australia team soon.

“Matt, Aaron and Xavier have been extremely impressive in the early stages of their international careers. Their performances and the way they have embraced the international stage has been exciting to watch. The panel believes they have strong futures and are deserved of their contracts as they work towards striving to become regulars in the Australian setup”, he said.

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Recently, Australia gave an impeccable show during the New Zealand tour last month. The Aussies outplayed New Zealand in all three T20Is and two Tests during the tour. Australian players are busy with IPL 2024. Later, they will travel to West Indies for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in June.