Australia’s Champions Trophy campaign has taken a major hit as key pacers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood have been officially ruled out due to injuries. This double blow adds to the growing list of unavailable players, with all-rounder Mitchell Marsh also sidelined and Marcus Stoinis announcing his retirement from ODIs.

One or more of Abbott, Spencer Johnson and Dwarshuis, who are part of the ODIs in Sri Lanka, could make the Champions Trophy squad

The original 15-man squad was announced on January 13, but with this development, the squad must undergo a lot of changes.

The pace duo of skipper Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood joined the injured list while all-rounder Marcus Stoinis shockingly called it quits from ODIs to vacate his place as Australia's Champions Trophy squad unravelled just days before the tournament.

After losing all-rounders Mitchell Marsh to a back injury and Marcus Stoinis to a sudden retirement, the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 champions now have been dealt another blow as captain Pat Cummins and fast bowler Josh Hazlewood have been ruled out of the tournament due to respective injuries.

National selection panel chairman George Bailey expressed disappointment at the situation but emphasized that it also presented an opportunity for other players to step up.

Australia have officially announced that skipper Pat Cummins and fellow fast bowler Josh Hazlewood have been ruled out of the squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy and preceding two ODIs against