Australia on Thursday rested lead pacer Mitchell Starc and senior spinner Nathan Lyon for the T20 series against South Africa and India.
The one-off T20 against South Africa will be played in Gold Coast on November 17 while the three-match series against Virat Kohli-led India starts in Brisbane on November 21.
The other players rested ahead of a busy home season are pacer Peter Siddle and all-rounder Mitchell Marsh while Marcus Stoinis and Jason Behrendorff make a comeback.
Chief coach Justin Langer said the senior players were rested primarily because of the upcoming four-Test series against India starting December 6 at Adelaide.
"We know coming off the back of the tour to the UAE, a huge summer at home, and the World Cup and Ashes just around the corner that we have to get the balance right between playing our best T20 team and preparing for the upcoming Test series," said Langer.
"While I know all four have a desire to be playing cricket for Australia in every format, with a really tough Test series against India coming up, we believe their best preparation is to go back and get some really good cricket under their belts in the Sheffield Shield."
On the return of Stoinis and Behrendorff, the former Australia opener added:
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