Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has confirmed playmaker Quade Cooper won't be one of the six additions to his squad to play the British and Irish Lions, although troubled fullback Kurtley Beale will be.

However, Deans did leave open the possibility of Cooper playing a part in the series should injury strike key players.

Missed out: Quade Cooper has been overlooked by Wallabies coach Robbie Deans for the opening Test against the Lions. Credit:Getty Images

An expanded Wallabies squad assembled at Caloundra in Queensland on Sunday to continue preparations for the Test series against the Lions starting on June 22.

The final squad of 31 is expected to be named late Monday with six more players to be added but Deans confirmed that Cooper would not be one of them.