Matt Wade returns but won’t be part of Australia’s World Cup

Matthew Wade is officially back in national colours — but it is the Australia A squad, not the World Cup squad.

MATTHEW Wade is officially back in national colours — but it is the Australia A squad, not the World Cup squad.

Australia’s World Cup and Australia A squads were today announced with as expected Steve Smith and David Warner officially returned to Australian cricket for this year’s World Cup in England.

There is no Tasmanian representation in the Cup squad, but Wade and Hobart Hurricanes’ opening batting partner D’Arcy Short have been selected in the Australia A one-day squad that will also play in England around the same time.

Wade will be joined by fellow Tigers Australian Test captain Tim Paine and Jackson Bird in the Australia A four-day squad which will be the lead up to the Ashes.

Paine was the only Tiger to receive one of 20 Cricket Australia’s contracts.

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Australian Men’s World Cup Squad:

Aaron Finch (c) (Victoria)

Usman Khawaja (Queensland)

David Warner (New South Wales)

Steve Smith (New South Wales)

Shaun Marsh (Western Australia)

Glenn Maxwell (Victoria)

Marcus Stoinis (Western Australia)

Alex Carey (vc) (South Australia)

Pat Cummins (vc) (New South Wales)

Mitchell Starc (New South Wales)

Jhye Richardson (Western Australia)

Nathan Coulter-Nile (Western Australia)

Jason Behrendorff (Western Australia)

Nathan Lyon (New South Wales)

Adam Zampa (South Australia)

Australia A Men’s One Day Squad:

Travis Head (c) (South Australia)

Matthew Wade (Tasmania)

Will Pucovski (Victoria)

Peter Handscomb (Victoria)

Ashton Turner (Western Australia)

Mitch Marsh (vc) (Western Australia)

D’Arcy Short (Western Australia)

Kurtis Patterson (New South Wales)

Ashton Agar (Western Australia)

Michael Neser (Queensland)

James Pattinson (Victoria)

Josh Hazlewood (vc) (New South Wales)

Kane Richardson (South Australia)

Sean Abbott (New South Wales)

Australia A Four Day Squad:

Tim Paine (c) (Tasmania)

Marcus Harris (Victoria)

Kurtis Patterson (New South Wales)

Will Pucovski (Victoria)

Travis Head (vc) (South Australia)

Peter Handscomb (Victoria)

Matthew Wade (Tasmania)

Mitch Marsh (Western Australia)

Michael Neser (Queensland)

Jon Holland (Victoria)

James Pattinson (Victoria)

Jackson Bird (Tasmania)

Josh Hazlewood (vc) (New South Wales)

Chris Tremain (Victoria)