Promising opening batsman Cameron Bancroft, who missed his chance at a Test debut last year because of the cancellation of the series in Bangladesh, will make his international debut for Australia as a wicketkeeper-batsman in Sunday's series-ending Twenty20 against India. 
The 23-year-old has been chosen ahead of specialist wicketkeepers such as Tim Paine and Tim Ludeman, and last summer's Twenty20 gloveman Ben Dunk, to replace Matthew Wade, who is one of eight Australians who will fly to New Zealand on Saturday morning to prepare for next week's one-day series against the Black Caps.
It was already known that Steve Smith and David Warner were to fly to New Zealand on Saturday. Both have been rested from the Friday Twenty20 against India at the MCG.
Cricket Australia today confirmed the other six one-day squad members who will be part of the advance party: Josh Hazlewood, Mitch Marsh, Adam Zampa, Wade, Kane Richardson and John Hastings.
The last three - Wade, Richardson, Hastings - are part of Australia's Twenty20 squad. Unlike Smith and Warner, they will be available for selection for the match at the MCG.
The departure of five players from Australia's original 17-man Twenty20 squad, and the inclusion of Bancroft, means Australia will have a 13-man squad for the final international match of the home summer, at the SCG.
Bancroft has typically been seen as a red-ball specialist, so much so that he did not receive a Big Bash League deal last season as he only played as an injury-replacement player for Perth Scorchers.
Bancroft has begun to shed those reputations this season, firstly by blasting 176 off 155 deliveries in his first match in the Matador Cup and then managing three 40-plus scores later in the tournament.
The key to Bancroft's selection, in place of Wade, was the finger injury to first-choice Western Australia and Perth wicketkeeper Sam Whiteman just before the Big Bash League. A specialist wicketkeeper throughout juniors, Bancroft was chosen to take the gloves for the entire season, ensuring he was not squeezed out from the Scorchers' XI when their internationals were available.
Paine and Ludeman finished in the BBL's top 15 for runs - respectively 239 at an average of 34.14 and 256 at 36.57 - while Paine also excelled in the Matador Cup, with 260 runs at an average of 52. Both were seemingly hindered by the fact both bat at the top of the order, where as the vacancy arose for someone who is capable of batting down the order and closing an innings.
Bancroft finished with a strike-rate above 100 in four of his last five innings of the series. His stand-out contribution was making 72 from 53 deliveries as the Scorchers recovered from being 3-64 away to Sydney Thunder to post 5-175, with Bancroft and Ashton Agar contributing a rapid century partnership.
AUSTRALIA SQUAD FOR FINAL T20I vs INDIA: Aaron Finch (c), Cameron Bancroft, Scott Boland, Cameron Boyce, James Faulkner, Travis Head, Nathan Lyon, Chris Lynn, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Shaun Tait, Andrew Tye, Shane Watson.