Melbourne, April 1 -- Cricket Australia (CA) on Wednesday announced its central contract list for the upcoming men's 2026/27 season, as per the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Australia are scheduled to play Bangladesh in a two-Test home series in August, before taking on South Africa, New Zealand and India in a busy period that will decide whether they earn a place in a third straight World Test Championship final.

There were a few surprises among the new contracted list, with Australia making a bulk of changes to the 21-player list ahead of a busy upcoming schedule in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship 2025/27 cycle.

The new list of the men's central contract saw some notable absentees. Star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, who r...