Jake Fraser-McGurk and Xavier Bartlett have earned their maiden Team Australia call-ups for the upcoming three-ODI series against West Indies, starting on February 2.
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Middle-order batter and pacer
While Fraser-McGurk is a dashing middle-order batter, Bartlett is a right-arm pacer. Steve Smith will lead the team with a host of prominent names being rested for this series.
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Fraser-McGurk's stunning BBL season
Fraser-McGurk, who owns the second-fastest ton (off 29 balls) in List A history, smoked 257 runs for Melbourne Renegades at a strike rate of 158.64 in the ongoing BBL 2023-24.
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Key players rested
Regular skipper Pat Cummins, Mitchell Marsh, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Glenn Maxwell are the prominent stars to be rested. They are expected to be available for the subsequent T20I series.
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Bartlett's BBL heroics
Brisbane Heat's Bartlett is the leading wicket-taker in the ongoing BBL season with 17 victims at 14.82.Speed merchant Lance Morris is also in line to make his international debut.