Melbourne [Australia], April 1 (ANI): Cricket Australia (CA) on Wednesday announced its central contract list for the upcoming men's 2026/27 season, as per the International Cricket Council (ICC).Australia are scheduled to play Bangladesh in a two-Test home series in August, before taking on South Africa, New Zealand and India in a busy period that will decide whether they earn a place in a third straight World Test Championship final.There were a few surprises among the new contracted list, with Australia making a bulk of changes to the 21-player list ahead of a busy upcoming schedule in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship 2025/27 cycle.The new list of the men's central contract saw some notable absentees.
Star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, who retired from ODIs and has limited red-ball prospects at age 37, was omitted, while opener Sam Konstas was dropped following a challenging run of form.Fast bowler Jhye Richardson, returning from injury and recently recalled for Test duty, also missed out on a central contract.Test and ODI skipper Pat Cummins, alongside veteran players Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne and Mitchell Starc, as....
