Captain Mark Knowles will return to the international fold to lead an 18-man Kookaburras' squad for next month's six-nation Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Malaysia.
The squad, announced on Tuesday, combines new and senior players and others returning from injury.
Knowles had been out with an ankle injury since winning gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, while Joel Carroll is also included after missing much of last season.
Two of the Kookaburras' most-experienced players, Jamie Dwyer and Glenn Turner, will return having not played for Australia since the World Cup last June.
If Dwyer plays in the Azlan Shah's opening match against Canada, he will become Australia's most-capped player with a record of 322 appearances for the Kookaburras, overtaking Jay Stacy.
Kookaburras coach Graham Reid said he believed the squad was a good mixture.
"... It will be great to have a few more of our senior players back on the field after not playing at the Commonwealth Games and Champions Trophy.
"This team offers an opportunity for players who have not played for a while to get back into the swing of playing hockey for Australia.
"The decision to bring Leon Hayward and Tristan Clemons as the Kookaburras' goalkeepers for the tournament was to give the pair the chance to showcase their talents on an international stage, allowing Andrew Charter and Tyler Lovell the chance to rest."
A key focus in Malaysia will be on building exposure for players at an international level ahead of the Olympic qualifying event, the World League semi-final tournament in Antwerp in June.
The Kookaburras have won gold at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup eight times, including back-to-back gold in 2004-05 and 2013-14.
Australia's opening match of the Sultan Azlan Shah is against Canada on Sunday April 5, followed by Malaysia, Korea, New Zealand and India.
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