Batsman Travis Head has been added to the Australian ODI squad for their series against Sri Lanka.

The 22-year-old batsman and occasional off-spin bowler made his sole ODI appearance during the recent tri-series in the Caribbean but was initially omitted from the 15-man squad named for the five-match series.

Australian head coach Darren Lehmann stated,

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He’s a young player who has the attributes we think are quite important here. We want to give him as much experience because he’s a young guy who’s had some success.

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Australia are set to play the 3rd and final Test match against Sri Lanka. They are 0-2 down in the series. The ODIs will commence from 21st August 2016.

Australia ODI squad:

Steve Smith (c), David Warner (vc), George Bailey, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Moises Henriques, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, Adam Zampa

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