Three years after his bowling heroics helped win the World Cup, Australian cricket's forgotten man James Faulkner is ready to get his career back on track.

A debilitating right knee injury has blighted Faulkner for the last two seasons as he went from being one of the premier international white ball all-rounders to losing his Cricket Australia contract last year.

Comeback: Former one-day star James Faulkner (left) has slipped from view in recent years. Credit:Scott Barbour

A request to end his seven-year stint with the Melbourne Stars and return to Tasmania was granted and the left-arm quick said being in his home state has refreshed him mentally and physically.

"I had a great seven years in Melbourne but it's been great to be back at home, surrounded by close friends and family," Faulkner said.