Australia’s two senior batsmen are back in the fold after serving bans for ball-tampering and could feature when Justin Langer’s side take on England in a warm-up match in Southampton on Saturday.

Langer anticipates a rough ride for his returning pair and has promised to “put an arm round them and make sure they’re okay”.

“But what people say, whether it’s in the crowd or social media or wherever, there’s nothing they can do about that, they can’t control it. What we can do is keep an eye on them and make sure they’re going okay as people as much as cricketers.”