Coach Darren Lehmann says his side’s woeful one-day showing against South Africa last month brought matters to a head after Australia fielded a second-string team who were dominated.  

The pair were expected to be rested for next month's one-day series against New Zealand fear of breaking down, however, Lehmann confirmed the quicks would be selected.  

“They’ll play. We get in trouble if we don’t play them,” he said.

“There’s so much cricket all year around. Do you learn your lesson along the way? You do. But as long as they’re fresh and going OK there’s no problem playing them.

“We gave them a break didn’t we, so they should get through the summer — but we got in trouble for that as well, so you’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t.

“… The three one-dayers should be fine and then it’s the day-night Test match in Brisbane, so they should be right to get through the summer and it’s a really important summer as we know.

“They’ve led our attack really well and they’ve stood up for us which is great.”