Australia has announced its squad for the upcoming white-ball tour of the United Kingdom, with West Australian young gun Cooper Connolly earning his maiden international call-up.

On Monday afternoon, Cricket Australia unveiled its touring party for September’s tour of Scotland and England, which features three T20Is against Scotland in Edinburgh along with three T20Is and five ODIs against England across the United Kingdom, including a 50-over clash at Lord’s on September 27.

Connolly, who steered the Perth Scorchers to a remarkable victory in last year’s Big Bash League final against the Brisbane Heat, has been named in the T20 squad, while fellow rising stars Xavier Bartlett, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie and Spencer Johnson earned a recall.

The 20-year-old Connolly, who has only played one first-class match to date, captained Australia at the Under-19 World Cup in 2022.

Spinner Ashton Agar and wicketkeeper Matthew Wade, who represented Australia during last month’s T20 World Cup campaign in the Caribbean, have both been dropped.

Victorian batter Matthew Short will remain home for the birth of his first child, join the Australian squad for the ODIs, while Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc will miss the T20Is for workload management.

Australian Test captain Pat Cummins has been rested for the entire series, with all-rounder Mitchell Marsh leading both sides in his absence.

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“This tour gives us a great opportunity to bring in some new players in the absence of David Warner and Matthew Wade, as well as giving some senior players time to prepare for the home summer and a busy first half of next year,” chair of selectors George Bailey said in a statement.

“We are particularly pleased to offer Cooper his first opportunity in the T20 squad having introduced the likes of Jake, Spencer, Xavier and Aaron in the past 12 months.

“They are exciting prospects to join the likes of Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis and Josh Inglis in the white ball setup.

“With the Champions Trophy on our doorstep early next year, the white ball series against Pakistan leading into the summer and a huge home Test series against India there has been a lot of planning invested into these next six months.

“That has included gradual integration of new players into our white ball squads who have earned international opportunities via excellent form in Big Bash or State cricket.”

Australian T20 squad vs Scotland and England

Mitchell Marsh (Perth Scorchers/Fremantle Cricket Club) (c)

Xavier Bartlett (Brisbane Heat/Gold Coast District Cricket Club)

Cooper Connolly (Perth Scorchers/Scarborough Cricket Club)

Tim David (Hobart Hurricanes/Claremont-Nedlands Cricket Club)

Nathan Ellis (Hobart Hurricanes/ Lindisfarne Cricket Club)

Jake Fraser-McGurk (Melbourne Renegades/West Torrens Cricket Club)

Cameron Green (WA/Subiaco-Floreat Cricket Club)

Aaron Hardie (Perth Scorchers/Willetton Cricket Club)

Josh Hazlewood (NSW/St George Cricket Club)

Travis Head (Adelaide Strikers/Tea Tree Gully Cricket Club)

Josh Inglis (Perth Scorchers/Joondalup Cricket Club)

Spencer Johnson (Brisbane Heat/West Torrens Cricket Club)

Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars/Subiaco Floreat Cricket Club)

Adam Zampa (Melbourne Renegades/Sutherland Cricket Club)

Australian ODI squad vs England

Mitchell Marsh (WA/Fremantle Cricket Club) (c)