Left-arm fast bowler Liam Guthrie replaced all-rounder Cameron Green, and teenage off-spinner Corey Rocchiccioli came in for Ashton Agar.
Green is a part of Australia’s Test squad to face India and will be on duty till January 17 next year.
On the other hand, Agar suffered a moderate grade right calf strain in the third ODI against India on December 2.
However, Agar will come to Perth in the coming days for rehabilitation and aim to resume playing over the Christmas/New Year period.
Perth Scorchers head coach Adam Voges expressed excitement over the two newcomers coming into the franchise’s setup whilst also sounding optimistic about Agar regaining full fitness.
19-year-old Rocchiccioli had been traveling with the Australian squad as a net bowler this summer until an oblique strain in November ruled him out of the recent Marsh Sheffield Shield games.
The uncapped rookie, however, has recovered now and will look to earn his maiden BBL cap. 23-year-old Guthrie, on the flip side, has scalped 19 wickets in 10 first-class matches for Western Australia.
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Complete squad list of Perth Scorchers for BBL 2020-21
Local players: Mitchell Marsh (c), Ashton Agar, Fawad Ahmed, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Cameron Gannon, Cameron Green, Liam Gurthie, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis, Matt Kelly, Joel Paris, Kurtis Patterson, Jhye Richardson, Corey Rocchiccioli, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Sam Whiteman
Overseas players: Joe Clarke (England), Liam Livingstone (England), Colin Munro (New Zealand), Jason Roy (England)
The Perth Scorchers begin their BBL 2020-21 campaign on Saturday (December 12) against the Melbourne Renegades at the Blundstone Arena. Their final league game is slated on January 26 against the Brisbane Heat.
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