Australian selectors name squad of 17 for Test series in India ALL-ROUNDERS Moises Henriques and Glenn Maxwell are the only uncapped players in the 17-man squad named today for next month's tour of India. The selectors are desperate for an all-rounder and Henriques is the early favourite to play as a number six batsman given he is the leading run scorer for NSW this season with 385 runs at an average of 77 in the Sheffield Shield. He also has 14 wickets at 18. Siddle eyes return to one-day cricket Xavier Doherty was chosen ahead of NSW captain Steve O'Keefe as the second spinner despite the Tasmanian having a significantly worse first class record. Steve Smith has also been recalled as the reserve batsman despite his modest recent form. He has not scored a Shield century this season and is averaging 37. As expected, Jackson Bird has kept Ben Hilfenhaus out of the squad while James Pattinson has been selected despite still returning from injury. NSW all rounder Moises Henriques is also in the squad for India. Should one of the all-rounders be selected in the Test team, as expected, it is likely to delay the return of Usman Khawaja. The elegant left-hander would appear to be the logical choice to replace the retired Mike Hussey but Shane Watson is likely to return to the side from injury and an all-rounder at number six would leave no room for Khawaja. He was on standby for the last two Tests against Sri Lanka in Melbourne and Sydney because of concerns about Michael Clarke's hamstring but did not play. Chairman of selectors John Inverarity confirmed that before the first Test in Chennai on February 22 members of the squad will get well acclimatised to the conditions with two warm-up fixtures. "In the next 48 hours the panel will finalise which players will go to India early, once we have all available information and have finalised the squad for the final three one-day matches," Inverarity said. This squad has the flexibility that will be required for the varying conditions expected in India and it will provide valuable experience to a number of young players. Warne's World - How Aussie cricket should be run The squad includes a spin bowling all-rounder in Maxwell and a medium-fast all-rounder in Henriques. In aiming for more depth in a bowling attack, the squad would allow for three pace bowlers, a leading spinner and Maxwell or two pace bowlers, the two spinners and Henriques. These are two of the options. Xavier Doherty also returns to the Test squad. We certainly feel he is much improved in the longer format of the game since he made his Test debut in 2010-11 against England. We are also building towards back-to-back Ashes series.