Australia Tour of Scotland 2024 – Squads, Fixtures and All you need to know

Australia are touring Scotland for a bilateral T20I series, starting on the 4th of September. The third and Final T20I of the series will be played on the 7th of September.

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All of the matches are scheduled to be played at the Grange Cricket Club, Edinburgh, Scotland.

The last Australia toured Scotland was way back in 2013. They played a single ODI match and emerged victorious against the hosts by 200 runs. Australia are participating in a bilateral T20I series for the first time since the recently concluded ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Australia will be led by Mitchell Marsh. The young sensation Jake Fraser McGurk has been included for the T20I series while the experienced Pat Cummins has been rested. Copper Connolly will make his T20I debut against Scotland. Sean Abbott has been favoured by the selectors over Spencer Johnson, who is struggling with an injury.

Power hitters like Josh Inglis, Tim David, Travis Head, Marcus Stoinis are also part of the squad. Australian team will also have the services of their premier spinner Adam Zampa and Nathan Ellis. Overall, the Australian side is looking strong and they will start as favorites going into the bilateral series.

Scotland on the other hand will be led by Richie Berrington. The in-form George Munsey, Michael Leask and Brad Currie will also feature in the T20I series. Although, Scotland will start as underdogs, they are pretty much capable of springing a surprise or two against the visitors.

Key Players in both teams:

Australia – Jake Fraser McGurk, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh and Nathan Ellis.

Scotland – George Munsey, Richie Berrington, Charlie Tear and Michael Jones

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Australia

Mitchell Marsh (C), Travis Head, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis (Wk), Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Cameron Green, Sean Abbott, Aaron Hardie, Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Riley Meredith, Adam Zampa

Scotland

Richie Berrington (C), Matthew Cross (Wk), Ollie Hairs, Michael Jones, George Munsey, Charlie Tear (Wk), Michael Leask, Brandon McMullen, Charlie Cassell, Brad Currie, Chris Greaves, Jack Jarvis, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal, Jasper Davidson.

Fixtures

Wednesday, September 4

T20I Match 1 – Scotland vs Australia

Grange Cricket Club, Edinburgh, Scotland

Friday, September 6

T20I Match 2 – Scotland vs Australia

Grange Cricket Club, Edinburgh, Scotland

Saturday, September 7

T20I Match 3 – Scotland vs Australia

Grange Cricket Club, Edinburgh, Scotland

Where to watch Australia Tour of Scotland 2024:

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

Coverage of the highly anticipated bilateral series is being produced by QTV, longtime partners of Cricket Scotland, and will be shown in the following territories on an exclusive basis:

• UK & Ireland BBC Sport Online and iPlayer
• Australia Fox Sports
• India Fancode
• Pakistan Tapmad

In territories without an exclusive broadcast and streaming arrangement, the series will be available to view on ICC TV’s digital platforms.

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