Tait recalled by Australia after six-month self-imposed international exile

For Tait, who took the shock decision to stop playing cricket in January, it marks the first major step of his recovery from the 'mental and physical' exhaustion which forced him into his sabbatical.

Uncertainty remains over where exactly the tournament will be held due to security concerns in Pakistan, but Australia have named virtually a full-strength squad.

Problems resolved: Shaun Tait is back in the Australia fold

'Shaun Tait has been included as he continues his extensive rehabilitation programme to resume playing cricket,' National Selection Panel chairman Andrew Hilditch said.

'Shaun had a significant impact in our World Cup victory and at his best is a formidable weapon in one-day cricket.'

Ricky Ponting will lead the side providing he has sufficiently recovered from wrist surgery with Michael Clarke appointed vice-captain.

Matthew Hayden has been included after overcoming an Achilles injury, while Brad Haddin is likely to be first-choice wicketkeeper despite returning early from the recent West Indies tour with a broken finger.

Beau Casson, who made his Test debut in the Caribbean, and Ben Hilfenhaus are the notable omissions.

Australia will have to reduce the squad to 15 by August 11.

The International Cricket Council are awaiting final security reports before making a decision on whether the tournament should proceed as planned or be switched to an alternative venue.

Australia pulled out of a tour to the country earlier this year and another recent bombing in Islamabad has raised further concerns.

Batsman Mike Hussey says the players will take their guidance from Cricket Australia and players union, the Australian Cricket Association.

'We haven't discussed it too much at this stage,' said Hussey. 'We did have a security adviser go over there to do a security check and see how things were going.

'From a playing point of view, we're just going to be guided by CA and the ACA, they've shown before that they are capable of making the hard decisions and I think the players have a lot of trust in the ACA and Cricket Australia in making the right decisions again.'