Cricket Australia has revealed its list of mens contracted players with 24 stars earning deals for 2023-24.
Todd Murphy and Sean Abbott have earnt deals having received upgrades during the previous season.
Meanwhile, four other players have been added to the list: Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Marcus Harris and the uncapped Lance Morris.
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Matthew Wade, Matthew Renshaw, Peter Handscomb and Matthew Kuhnemann all received upgrades last year but have not been offered a new contract, while neither has Mitchell Swepson.
Kuhnemann’s axing comes after he played three Tests in India, notably taking 5-16 in Indore, while Renshaw has paid the price for scores of 0, 2 and 2 in that series.
The upcoming Ashes series played a big role in the selections with spin specialists Renshaw and Peter Handscomb coming out, while Marcus Harris — who impressed last County Championship — returned along with swing bowlers Neser and Richardson.
Aaron Finch is another missing name from the list after the former white ball captain retired last summer.
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Selection chair George Bailey said in a statement: “There has been some outstanding individual and team performances through the past 12 months. Equally, we have been extremely impressed with the emergence of some players who are knocking on the door of Australian selection across all three formats.
“Two huge challenges in the Test arena in The World Test Championship and the Ashes are on our doorstep followed soon after by the ICC One-Day World Cup.
“We have chosen a group of players we expect will form the majority of those two campaigns and we know that we will need a squad mentality to achieve success.
“As we find each year now, there is a lot of cricket in the next six to 12 months and our depth will be tested. The six Test matches during the winter are in relatively short succession and we have a busy period of white ball cricket leading up to, and post, the ODI World Cup.
“The NSP support and endorse the change to the MOU agreement which allows further scope for additional contracts which in turn creates additional depth to call on in the next period, as well as retaining the ability to utilise others from outside of this list.”
Cricket Australia contracted men’s players 2023-24:
Sean Abbott (NSW/Parramatta District Cricket Club)
Ashton Agar (WA/University Cricket Club)
Scott Boland (VIC/Frankston Peninsula Cricket Club)
Alex Carey (SA/Glenelg Cricket Club)
Pat Cummins (NSW/Penrith Cricket Club)
Cameron Green (WA/Subiaco-Floreat Cricket Club)
Marcus Harris (VIC/St Kilda Cricket Club)
Josh Hazlewood (NSW/St George Cricket Club)
Travis Head (SA/Tea Tree Gully Cricket Club)
Josh Inglis (WA/Joondalup Cricket Club)
Usman Khawaja (QLD/Valley District Cricket Club)
Marnus Labuschagne (QLD/Redlands Cricket Club)
Nathan Lyon (NSW/Northern District Cricket Club)
Mitchell Marsh (WA/Fremantle Cricket Club)
Glenn Maxwell (VIC/Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club)
Lance Morris (WA/Scarborough Cricket Club)
Todd Murphy (VIC/St Kilda Cricket Club)
Michael Neser (QLD/Gold Coast District Cricket Club)
Jhye Richardson (WA/Fremantle Cricket Club)
Steve Smith (NSW/Sutherland Cricket Club)
Mitchell Starc (NSW/Manly Warringah Cricket Club)
Marcus Stoinis (WA/Subiaco Floreat Cricket Club)
David Warner (NSW/Randwick Petersham Cricket Club)
Adam Zampa (NSW/Sutherland Cricket Club)
