Australia unveil revamped T20 squad

SYDNEY: Top-order batsman Shaun Marsh was recalled to Australia's Twenty20 side Monday, joining others who impressed in the domestic Big Bash League to take on Sri Lanka later this month.

Chief selector John Inverarity said Marsh was among six players in the squad who did not feature in last year's ICC World Twenty20 event in Sri Lanka, where Australia were beaten by the West Indies in the semi-finals.

Marsh was the BBL's highest run-scorer, finishing with 412 runs, while Finch was player of the tournament. Laughlin was the leading wicket-taker on 14, closely followed by Cutting, with 13 wickets.

Cutting is the only player not to have previously represented Australia in the T20 format.

Australia play two T20 internationals against Sri Lanka, one in Sydney on January 26 and in Melbourne on January 28.

They have already completed a clean sweep of the three-match Test series but trail the tourists 2-1 in the one-day series, with Sunday's fourth game rained off and the series decider to be played on Wednesday in Hobart.

Australia T20 squad: George Bailey (capt), Ben Cutting, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Ben Laughlin, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Adam Voges, Matthew Wade, David Warner. (AFP)