Cricket Australia has named 14-man squads for 2 four-day and 3 one-day matches against India in Lucknow and Kanpur in Sep-Oct 2025
Cricket Australia has announced 14-man squads for two four-day matches and three one-day matches against India A scheduled to take place between September 16 to October 5. Among those in the team for the red-ball matches is Sam Konstas, the only incumbent Australia Test player to be named in the squad. Konstas, who made his debut in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India in December 2024, hasn’t been able to deliver on the expectations despite being handed multiple lifelines in Test cricket.
Australia A announce squads for India tour
Konstas made his Test debut in the Boxing Day Test against India. Despite getting off to a fiery start in his career, the young opener has faced more failures than success. In five Tests that he has played so far, Konstas has managed to score just 163 runs and averages just 16.30. The 19-year-old, at this point, certainly doesn’t seem to be the answer to Australia’s opening woes and is unlikely to retain his spot as the opener for the Ashes.
In Australia’s previous series against West Indies, Konstas registered scores of 5, 3, 25, 0, 17 and 0.
As per Cricket Australia, the team’s focus in the upcoming tour against India A is squarely on preparing emerging players for the next Border-Gavaskar Trophy tour in early 2027. Apart from Konstas, Todd Murphy, Nathan McSweeney and Cooper Connolly are other capped stars who have been named in the 14-man squad.
Australia A squads for India tour
Australia A four-day squad: Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Jack Edwards, Aaron Hardie, Campbell Kellaway, Sam Konstas, Nathan McSweeney, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Fergus O’Neill, Oliver Peake, Josh Philippe, Corey Rocchiccioli, Liam Scott
Australia A one-day squad: Cooper Connolly, Harry Dixon, Jack Edwards, Sam Elliott, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Mackenzie Harvey, Todd Murphy, Tanveer Sangha, Liam Scott, Lachie Shaw, Tom Straker, Will Sutherland, Callum Vidler
Australia A vs India A schedule
| Match | Date | Venue |
| 1st four-day match | September 16-19 | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| 2nd four-day match | September 23-26 | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| 1st one-day match | September 30 | Green Park, Kanpur |
| 2nd one-day match | October 3 | Green Park, Kanpur |
| 3rd one-day match | October 5 | Green Park, Kanpur |
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