David Warner not in plans for 2025 Champions Trophy in Pakistan, confirms Australia's selector

David Warner will not be considered for next year's ODI Champions Trophy despite expressing interest in playing the tournament. Warner had announced his international retirement, reaffirming his decision after the T20 World Cup. Australia's national selector, George Bailey, confirmed that Warner is fully retired and praised his remarkable career.

"Our understanding is that David is retired, and [he] should be commended on what has been an incredible career across all three formats. Certainly, our planning is that he won't be there in Pakistan," Bailey said.

Bailey acknowledged Warner's legacy and hinted that Warner's recent comments about the Champions Trophy might have been in jest.

"You never know when Bull's joking…think he's just stirring the pot a bit. He's had a wonderful career, can't celebrate it enough, and think as time goes by, his legacy of what he has done for Australia and we reflect back on that, the legend of a player is only going to continue to grow. But as far as this team goes and the journey to transition to some different players, in his case across all three formats, it's going to be exciting," he further added.

Bailey emphasized that the focus is on the upcoming Champions Trophy for players like Starc and Maxwell. 

"Certainly for Glenn and Mitch, the Champions Trophy is very much on the horizon, [and is a] very important tournament for those guys. And Starcy in particular, I think he's going to have a huge summer. Clearly, some of the decisions made around this series are around prioritising and getting guys right for what will be a really big summer. As far as ending players, seeing where guys might finish up, we haven't had those conversations," he concluded.