Australia have revealed their squads for the South Africa series. Matt Short returns, and Mitch Owen earns his first call-up. Mitchell Marsh will captain the ODI side in Pat Cummins's absence. Travis Head and Josh Hazlewood are back. Select players have been dropped from the previous West Indies series. The team is gearing up for the T20 World Cup.
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