SYDNEY: Pace pair Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood will be rested for this month’s one-day international series in South Africa, Cricket Australia said on Friday.
Starc and Hazlewood would be stood down to allow them time to refresh ahead of the Australian summer season, CA said.
“Mitchell and Josh have had big tours of Sri Lanka and have a heavy workload ahead of them with ten Tests to be played this (domestic) summer,” chief selector Rod Marsh said.
“As such, it is important they are managed appropriately and we believe missing the tour of South Africa is the right time for them to take a break.”
Marsh added that this would serve as a good opportunity for up-and-coming fast bowlers to push for selection.
Marsh said that with a number of bowlers returning from injury, it was important for the national team to continue to build up a battery of quality fast-bowlers.
