Prominent goalscorer Blake Govers will make his return to the Kookaburras' squad in next month's Sultan Azlan Shah Cup as they ramp up their preparation for the Rio Olympics.
Govers, after breaking his leg in last year's World Hockey League in India, is one of six players returning for the tournament in Malaysia against the likes of New Zealand, India and Canada.
Jake Whetton, also missing the Indian tournament with a torn quad, is another to make a comeback from injury, while Tom Craig is back as well after overcoming a hip injury which had kept him out for the majority of 2015.
But it's the inclusion of forward Govers which will make coach Graham Reid most excited.
The 19-year-old made his international debut last year, and was top-scorer with seven goals at July's Olympic qualifier World League tournament in Belgium.
And his return couldn't have come at a better time, with the Kookaburras set to embark on a whirlwind five months, which will include the Malaysian tournament and June's Champions Trophy in London as they lead into the Rio Olympics.
"The Azlan Shah will provide us with a significant portion of the competition we need ahead of Rio and we'll be using it to test a lot of the scenarios we might come across at the Olympics," Reid said.
Aust squad: Andrew Charter, Chris Ciriello, Tom Craig, Matthew Dawson, Jamie Dwyer, Matt Gohdes, Blake Govers, Jeremy Hayward, Fergus Kavanagh, Mark Knowles, Tyler Lovell, Eddie Ockenden, Flynn Ogilvie, Simon Orchard, Matthew Swann, Jake Whetton, Tristan White, Aran Zalewski.
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