Owen handed maiden T20I call-up for West Indies series; Fraser-McGurk dropped

Australia T20 squad:

Mitchell Marsh (C), Sean Abbott, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Matt Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Mitch Owen, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa

Mitchell Owen and Matt Kuhnemann have earned their maiden T20I call-ups. Jake Fraser-McGurk has been omitted.

Owen finished the latest Big Bash League season as the highest run-getter with 452 runs in 11 outings at an average of 45.20 and a strike-rate of 203.6. He hit 108 from 42 deliveries in the final, guiding Hobart Hurricanes to the title and earning the PoTM.

Mitchell Marsh will lead the team following a high-scoring IPL season where he tallied 627 runs for Lucknow Super Giants in 13 innings, including a maiden tournament century.

Tim David, who missed out the last handful of games for just-crowned IPL champions RCB, has also made the cut. Also returning to the shortest-format squad are Cameron Green and Cooper Connolly, after a brief injury layoff, and Josh Hazlewood who had been rested for the last T20I assignment against Pakistan.

The five-game series in Jamaica starts on July 19, immediately after the three-match Test series. Australia have chosen to rest Pat Cummins, Travis Head and Mitchell Starc.