Squad: Sean Abbott, Justin Avendano, Nick Bertus, Jackson Bird, Carlos Brathwaite (WI), Dan Christian, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Mickey Edwards, Moises Henriques (c), Jason Holder (WI), Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Nathan Lyon, Ben Manenti, Lawrence Neil-Smith, Stephen O’Keefe, Josh Philippe, Lloyd Pope, Tom Rogers, Gurinder Sandhu, Jordan Silk, Mitchell Starc, James Vince (ENG)

Ins: Nick Bertus, Carlos Brathwaite, Dan Christian (Renegades), Jason Holder, Lawrence Neil-Smith, Tom Rogers (Hurricanes), Gurinder Sandhu (Thunder), Mitchell Starc

Outs: Daniel Fallins, Josh Hazlewood, Steve Smith, Tom Curran (ENG)

Key recruit: 

Dan Christian - Last year’s champions have picked up the 37-year-old journeyman whose experience and all-rounds talents will be a welcome boost to its title defense. The all-rounder didn’t have his best season last time out for the Renegades, but he’s fresh from averaging 28.83 with the bat and 30.88 with the ball in the Vitality Blast. He will be available for the whole tournament.