Flintoff has never appeared in a Test against Australia

Andrew Flintoff is the only England player selected in both the Test and one-day World squads for October's ICC Super Series against Australia.

Steve Harmison, Andrew Strauss and Michael Vaughan are in the 30 for the Test match in Sydney on 14 October.

And Kevin Pietersen, who burst onto the international scene in January, is a surprise in the one-day squad.

Veteran Darren Gough and vice-captain Marcus Trescothick make up the England contingent, both in the one-day squad.

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"The panel is confident that these are the best combinations of players," said chief selector Sunil Gavaskar.

The World XI will take on Australia in a three-match one-day series in Melbourne on 5, 7 and 9 October, with a six-day Test to follow.

The two squads will be trimmed to just 20 names in early July before the final squads are announced in August, but other names could be added from outside of the 30.

Pakistan's successful tour of India has helped nine of its players gain selection across both squads

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England, India and South Africa all have seven players in the squads, while Sri Lanka has four, West Indies three and New Zealand two.

No players were selected from Bangladesh, Zimbabwe or Kenya.

The Super Series was conceived by the International Cricket Council last year.

It pits the top sides in the ICC Test Championship and the ODI Championship against a combination of the leading players in the world.

Sides named "Rest of the World" have played in England and Australia in the past, but have never been accorded official Test status before.

Initial World squads named for the ICC Super Series against Australia:

Test squad:

England: Andrew Flintoff, Steve Harmison, Andrew Strauss, Michael Vaughan

India: Anil Kumble, VVS Laxman, Rahul Dravid, Irfan Pathan, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, Sachin Tendulkar,

New Zealand: Brendon McCullum, Daniel Vettori

Pakistan: Danish Kaneria, Younis Khan, Shoaib Akhtar, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan

South Africa: Mark Boucher, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Makhaya Ntini, Shaun Pollock, Graeme Smith, Andre Nel

Sri Lanka: Muttiah Muralitharan, Kumar Sangakkara, Chaminda Vaas

West Indies: Brian Lara, Ramnaresh Sarwan

One-day squad:

England: Andrew Flintoff, Darren Gough, Kevin Pietersen, Marcus Trescothick

India: Rahul Dravid, Irfan Pathan, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, Sachin Tendulkar

New Zealand: Brendon McCullum, Daniel Vettori

Pakistan: Shoaib Akhtar, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Abdul Razzaq, Yousuf Youhana

South Africa: Mark Boucher, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Makhaya Ntini, Shaun Pollock

Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya Muttiah Muralitharan, Kumar Sangakkara, Chaminda Vaas