The 14-member Australian cricket team landed in Lahore from Colombo via Dubai early Monday morning in two batches to participate in the ICC Champions Trophy, 2025, scheduled to begin on February 19.
Australian team captain Steve Smith, coaches as well as the support staff were among those who arrived in Lahore.
The Aussies will play their opening match against their traditional rivals England at Qaddafi Stadium, Lahore on February 22 in the 50-over event.
The tournament will kick off on February 19 (Wednesday) with the opening match between Pakistan and New Zealand at National Stadium Karachi.
The Australian cricket team has arrived in Pakistan after suffering a 2-0 away ODI series defeat against Sri Lanka. Smith’s squad lost the first ODI to Sri Lanka by 49 runs on Feb. 12 before losing the second one as well on Feb. 14 by a huge 174 runs.
Squad: Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa. Traveling reserve: Cooper Connolly.
