CA's contract list

[Donny]

"Former Test vice-captain Travis Head is among five recent national representatives to be cut from Cricket Australia's contract list for the upcoming season, which sees budding allrounder Cameron Green included among a cohort that's been pared back to its bare minimum.

Green earns his place on the 17-man list – down from 20 players awarded deals last year – at the expense of fellow allrounder and Western Australia teammate Mitchell Marsh, while opener Joe Burns and the Test team's "Mister Fixit" Matthew Wade have also missed out.

Cricket Australia men's contract list 2021-22: Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell, Tim Paine, James Pattinson, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, David Warner, Adam Zampa.

Allrounder Marcus Stoinis did not receive a CA contract despite being elevated to the national list last season after his recall to Australia's ODI and T20I ranks.

In addition, the national selection panel could find no room for openers Will Pucovski (who, like Green, made his Test debut against India during the summer) and Marcus Harris, but it was Head's exclusion that came as the biggest surprise."

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/australia-men-contract-list-2021-22-ashes-wade-green-smith-warner-cummins-starc-marnus-carey/2021-04-23

[Donny]

Begs the question: With Harris, Burns, and Pukovski not named, who will open with Warner, in Tests ? Perhaps Carey.

And with Wade, Head and Henriques missing, who will bat at 5 (or 6, if Green moves up one place) ? I'd love to see Maxy back.

[Donny]

Also somewhat puzzling that Kane Richardson gets a gig but Michael Neser doesn't.