Australia's Test pace cartel will kick off their red-ball preparations for this summer's four Test series against India in NSW's Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland this weekend.
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Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins have been named to make their long-form returns in the Manuka Oval clash in Canberra alongside Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon as part of a full-strength attack.
Both struck down by back injuries over the winter, Hazlewood and Cummins will play their first elite red-ball cricket since last summer in this weekend's clash at Manuka Oval.
Starc also had his injury concerns over the off-season, but played in Australia's Test series loss against Pakistan last month before being rejoined by Hazlewood and Cummins in the one-day series against South Africa.
Lyon has already played one Shield game for NSW this summer, claiming four wickets in last week's rain-affected draw with Tasmania.
It will also mark just the second time the four have all played together in Shield cricket, after Starc claimed two hat-tricks in their one game at the start of last season against Western Australia.
They'll face a Queensland side that will likely include Test aspirants Matt Renshaw, Joe Burns and Marnus Labuschagne when the match begins Friday.
Australian Associated Press
