AUSTRALIA will lay the first bricks in its World Cup -defence with WA young gun Joel Paris pencilled in for a ODI debut against India next month Selectors look set to rest and rotate some of their high profile stars throughout the -series and although India and broadcasters might not like it, the regeneration shapes as the best thing for Australian -cricket, with strong talent coming through.
Veteran Shane Watson may battle to make the first string XI unless he brains it in the BBL, and middle-order man George Bailey will need a big series against India to ensure his international future going forward.
David Warner could make his captaincy debut if Steve Smith is rested for a match or two, but the opener may -himself sit out a couple of fixtures given wife Candice is due to give birth to the couple's -second child.
If Josh Hazlewood makes it through the entire Test series against the West Indies he is unlikely to play much of a role in the one-dayers, with James Pattinson and Nathan Coulter-Nile set to be turned to as spearheads.
It means fresh caps are to be handed out on the road to the next World Cup in England in 2019.
In the wake of Mitchell Johnson's retirement and -Mitchell Starc's injury, Australia is crying out for a new left-armer and selectors have their eye on 23-year-old Paris.
The WA whiz kid only has 13 domestic one-day matches to his name but his 24 wickets have come at a dynamic -average of 17.79.
Paris' also has 14 wickets at 16.85 from his two-first class matches for WA and has shone in T20 cricket - meaning he could also be in the mix for the Test series against New -Zealand in   February and -Australia's World Twenty20 squad in   March.ODIs against quality opposition like India will serve as a strong gauge of whether Paris is ready for high-stakes -international cricket.