Canberra, Oct. 28 -- Josh Philippe is in the frame to make his T20I return, while Ben McDermott is also in the mix for an international comeback, after Matt Short was forced to undergo surgery on his finger this week.
McDermott will join Australia's T20I squad in Canberra as cover for Short, who underwent a procedure on his right ring finger in Sydney on Monday after the previous evening's ODIagainst India.
Short suffered a severe cut after his digit got caught between the ball and the turf on an attempted slips catch off Josh Hazlewood during the second ODI in Adelaide.
The allrounder was patched up and struck a team-high 74 in the Aussies' successful run chase. He then made 30 and bowled four overs in the ensuing game in Sydney.
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