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Mitchell Starc, the spearhead of the Pace show, veteran spinner Nathan Lyon and multi-purpose Mitchell Marsh have all been banned from Australia's Twenty20 International (T20I) to face South Africa and India . Head coach Justin Langer said that with Peter Siddle it would be better to play Sheffield Shield cricket to get ready for a home run with four tries against India and two against Sri Lanka. In their absence, Marcus Stoinis and Jason Behrendorff will have a chance to impress after being included in the team of 13 players for a single T20I against the Proteas and three against India.
"We know it's an end of the road, in the United States, a colossal summer at home, and the World Cup and ashes are upon us: we need to find the right balance between our best T20 team and the preparation of the upcoming Test series, "said Langer.
"Although I know that all four wish to play for Australia in all formats, with a very tough test series against India coming, we think their best preparation is to get very good cricket at their belt in the Sheffield Shield. "
Australia's Aaron Finch lost 17 of his 19 ODI and was beaten 3-0 by Pakistan in a T20I series in the United Arab Emirates on last month.
Behrendorff's left arm is back after recurrent back injuries.
"Marcus is such a versatile player that he is a powerful average drummer and he offers us another solid bowling option," said Langer.
"Jason Behrendorff also gained a place in the team after coming back in top form.Tactically, we think it's important to have a good bowler in the left arm for all four matches. "
Aaron Finch (Capt), Alex Carey, Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, Ben McDermott, Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye , Adam Zampa
(with AFP entries)
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