Cummins, who is also test captain, will now lead in two formats, although it remains to be seen how often he will take charge of the one-day team in the run-up to the 2023 World Cup given his workload.
“I thoroughly enjoyed playing with Finchy and learned a lot from his leadership,” Cummins said Tuesday. “These are important shoes to fill, although we are extremely fortunate to have a one-day team with a wealth of experience.”
There were several candidates to replace Finch, including current vice-captain Alex Carey. There was also talk that David Warner could return to the job if his leadership ban was lifted. Mitchell Marsh was also cast in the role, but chose to remain in the ranks.
Finch’s retirement and the current composition of the ODI and T20I teams meant CA were limited in the number of options they could captain in both cue ball formats. CA preferred to have only two national captains instead of three. As a result, the option of having Cummins captain both the Test and ODI sides while Finch continues to lead the T20I side was seen as the best option.
Cummins has been regularly rested from the ODI team of late, including the last two series Australia played against Zimbabwe and New Zealand in August and September.
Speaking a few days ago, Cummins said he believes a job-sharing agreement for the ODI captaincy could be achieved.
“Playing all the games is not realistic,” he said. “It would be really perfect if you had a committee. The style of almost everyone in the team is very similar. We have great leaders in the team, we all get along very well.”
Australia’s next ODI cricket is at the end of November with a three-match series against England. If Australia makes it to the T20 World Cup final there will only be a three-day turnaround until the opening game in Adelaide and soon after that the Test summer will start, which starts a series of up to 15 Tests over eight months, that’s the guy. of the Cummins series could still be left out.
After the England matches, Australia’s next ODIs aren’t until the end of March with series against India and Afghanistan.
“We are very fortunate to have a number of high-quality leaders and veteran players across all formats,” said Ben Oliver, director of high-performance and national teams. “The board and selectors agree that Pat is the ideal choice to lead the ODI team for the coming period, including the 2023 World Cup.”
Selectors chairman George Bailey said: “Pat has done an excellent job since taking over as test side captaincy and we look forward to him leading the one-day team to the 2023 World Cup in India.