It is perhaps fitting that Australia will play their three-match series against India in retro jerseys because Peter Siddle is set to make his return to one-day internationals after a hiatus of over eight years.

Siddle was named in the XI for the first ODI, to be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday, 12 January. It will be just his 18th appearance in ODIs, and his first since November 2010, when as a 26-year-old he played at the same venue against Sri Lanka.

Ricky Ponting was still captain of that Australia side, and Siddle bowled alongside Mitchell Johnson, Clint McKay and Shane Watson. When he takes the field on Saturday, Siddle will be the only person remaining from that team, not counting the banned Steve Smith.

This time around, Siddle will lead an attack comprising Jhye Richardson and Jason Behrendorff, with Nathan Lyon as the sole spinner (it was Nathan Hauritz back in 2010) and Marcus Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell occupying the all-rounders’ slots.

There were other changes for Australia. Alex Carey will open the innings alongside Finch, Maxwell will bat all the way down at No.7, with Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb and Stoinis coming before him. There was also no place for Adam Zampa in the squad.

But the story of the day was Siddle. In fact, if he impresses in the coming series, he might yet make it to the World Cup later this year.

Australia XI: Aaron Finch (c), Alex Carey (wk) Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Nathan Lyon, Peter Siddle, Jhye Richardson, Jason Behrendorff

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