Australia names full-strength squads for Sri Lanka tour

Melbourne

Australia will be at close to full strength for all three legs of its Sri Lankan tour as 34 players were named Friday for the all-format matches in June and July.

Marcus Harris was the biggest surprise after not being named in the 16-man Test squad which will play two matches in Galle to end the seven-week tour. The tour begins with three Twenty20 matches followed by five one-day internationals.

Star players Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, David Warner, Steve Smith, Matthew Wade and Glenn Maxwell have all returned to the limited-overs squads having missed the recent white-ball games in Pakistan.

It will be new head coach Andrew McDonald's first tour with the team.

Test captain Pat Cummins will sit out the T20 matches while first-choice spinner Adam Zampa will miss the entire tour due to the impending birth of his first child.

Fringe players could still push their cases for inclusion in the test series in the two four-day games for Australia A in Hambantota.

"It's incredibly exciting to have an Australia A component which offers the further flexibility and opportunity for players to be available for and cross over into all squads," said selection chief George Bailey.