Australian gloveman Tim Paine will be leading the inexperienced Cricket Australia XI against England in warm-up games in Adelaide and Townsville ahead of the Ashes series.

The 32-year-old Paine, who played four Tests for Australia in 2010, and pacer Gurinder Sandhu, who has played two limited-overs internationals, are the only players in the 12-man squad with international experience.

Talking about the team, Australia’s National Performance Program coach Troy Cooley said, “These guys now have a really exciting opportunity in front of them to showcase their skills against a world-class England side.”

The Cricket Australia XI will lock horns with England in a pink ball day-night match in Adelaide from Nov. 8-11 and then another tour match in Townsville, in north Queensland state, from Nov. 14-17.

The Test series will commence at the Gabba in Brisbane on Nov. 23. England arrived in Australia last weekend and will open the tour with a two-day game against a Western Australian XI this weekend.

Currently, England holds the Ashes after a 3-2 series win at home in 2015 but was swept 5-0 on its last tour to Australia in 2013-14.

Cricket Australia XI squad: Jake Carder, Jackson Coleman, Michael Cormack, Daniel Fallins, Ryan Gibson, Nick Larkin, Simon Milenko, Tim Paine, Will Pucovski, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Sangha, Matthew Short.