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Riley Meredith joins Australia's ODI squad [Source: AFP]
Australia's pace attack will get a firepower boost in the second ODI against England, as Riley Meredith joins the roster after missing the series opener in Perth. The 30-year-old was with Tasmania, playing the Sheffield Shield game against Queensland.
The bowling unit, led by Mahli Beardman, did an exceptional job and made full use of helpful Western Australian conditions. They now aim to wrap up the series early on November 15 with an updated squad.
Riley Meredith added to Australia's squad for last 2 ODIs vs ENG
A day after the Aussie pace unit ripped through England, cricket.com.au revealed that the selectors had pre-decided on Riley Meredith joining the team for the 2nd and 3rd ODIs. None of the existing squad members will leave the group with two games left in the ODI series.
Riley Meredith had recently returned to the ODI squad after almost five years, when Australia toured Bangladesh in June 2026, featuring in two ODIs in Mirpur. In three ODIs played, Meredith has picked a solitary wicket, apart from 9 scalps in 6 T20Is from 2021 to 2024.
"Tasmanian quick Riley Meredith has also been added the squad for the second and third ODIs, travelling to Adelaide from Brisbane on Saturday after playing the first three days of the Tigers' Sheffield Shield loss to Queensland where he took 4-77 in the first innings," cricket.com.au revealed.
Australia's squad for 2nd and 3rd ODIs vs ENG
Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Mahli Beardman, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Jack Edwards, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Ollie Peake, Matthew Renshaw, Liam Scott, Adam Zampa, Riley Meredith.
Meredith's promising recent form
Australia's pace attack is transitioning, and the selectors are assessing their options for the coming years. Riley Meredith emerges as one of the names who could pounce on the opportunity and get himself back into the reckoning.
The quick has been in and out of the team for the last five years, but since January 2025, he has done exceptionally well in white-ball cricket. In 54 T20s during this period, he has taken 89 wickets, conceding under 9 runs per over. In two One Day Cup 2026/27 games, he has picked up 5 wickets, while also replicating these performances in Sheffield Shield.
With 67 wickets in 47 List A matches, Meredith will be a valuable addition to the squad, which already consists of Mahli Beardman, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson and Liam Scott as pace-bowling options. Considering the recent injury records of the pacers, he could also get a game in the series.
They will face England at the Adelaide Oval on November 15, followed by the final ODI in Hobart on November 18.
