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Australia's batting, in the absence of Steve Smith and David Warner, has been heavily criticised in the recent times.
Shane Warne picked India and hosts England as the favorites to lift the World Cup.
Steve Smith and David Warner, who are serving one-year bans for ball-tampering, will be available for selection from March 29.
Australia ended their summer on a high by emphatically winning two Tests against Sri Lanka.
David Warner sustained the injury while playing a quickfire 61-run knock for Sylhet Sixers in the Bangladesh Premier League.
David Warner played a quick-fire 61-run knock from 36 deliveries to help Sylhet Sixers post 187 for five.
Steve Smith's 12-month suspension from international cricket ends on March 28, 2019.
Cameron Bancroft, in an interview last month, revealed that David Warner told him to tamper with the cricket ball during the Cape Town Test.
The former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said that India simply played the opposition they were presented with.
The duo, who are serving international bans for ball tampering, faced off in the BPL opener in Dhaka.
Warner returned to franchise-based cricket in June last year when he played in the inaugural Global T20 tournament in Canada.
Steve Smith and David Warner are serving one-year bans after the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa last year.
David Warner's wife Candice took to Twitter on Monday to make the announcement.
Cameron Bancroft was included in the Perth Scorchers squad after his nine-month ban came to end on Saturday.
Steve Smith and David Warner, who are serving year-long suspensions for ball-tampering, will be unavailable for selection until late March.
Cameron Bancroft was suspended by Cricket Australia for his involvement in the ball-tampering scandal
David Warner will also play in the Bangladesh Premier League, having signed for the Sylhet Sixers as one of their two pre-draft signings.
Steve Smith revealed how his meeting with Cricket Australia executives Pat Howard and James Sutherland was disappointing.
