LONDON Olympians Patty Mills, Joe Ingles, David Andersen, Matthew Dellavedova, Adam Gibson and David Barlow headline Australias team for this weeks two-match Oceania Series against New Zealand.

Burgeoning young stars Dante Exum, Cameron Bairstow, Ben Simmons and Ryan Broekhoff also have made the cut for Andrej Lemanis’ Boomers team to face the Tall Blacks in Auckland on Wednesday and Canberra on Sunday.



Rounding out the 12-man rotation is Adelaide 36ers warhorse power forward Anthony Petrie and former Townsville Crocs centre Luke Nevill.

San Antonio Spurs forward Aron Baynes (hamstring) and Sydney Kings marquee signing AJ Ogilvy (groin) were ruled out by injury.



“This is a good opportunity for us to start to grow together as a group, to establish a style of play and establish who we are going to be on the international stage over the next four years,” Lemanis said.



The Tall Blacks come into the series, which determines seedings at next year’s FIBA World Championship in Spain, off an eight-game tour of China.



They expect Breakers centre Alex Pledger to face Australia, along with fellow NBL championship teammates Mika Vukona, Tom Abercrombie and Çorey Webster.



Jack Salt, a 209cm teenage sensation, also is expected to debut, along with Adelaide 36ers forward and NZ NBL All Star Five selection BJ Anthony