Australia's Phillip Hughes ... hits a ball while in bat. Source: Rui Vieira / AAP
Phil Hughes and Matt Wade will join up with Australia A on Tuesday to maximise preparation time for the Ashes.
Following a disappointing pool-round exit from the Champions Trophy, the two Ashes squad members will use the extra time before next week's opening tour match against Somerset, to get some extra time in the middle for the A team, who completed a 93-run first-class win over Ireland in Belfast on Monday.
Hughes and Wade will join the Australia A team for their match against Gloucestershire in Bristol starting on Friday.
Michael Clarke will remain in London, as he continues to take it slowly in his return to training from his latest back injury.
Shane Watson, Mitchell Starc and James Faulkner will also remain in London.
The rest of the ODI squad either fly home or join county teams on Tuesday, including West Australian fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile.
AAP incorrectly reported that Coulter-Nile would stay on as a net bowler in the lead up to the first Test, however he is on his way home.
Coulter-Nile and others like Mitchell Johnson would only be considered for a return to the UK if it was felt there were fitness concerns in the group.
Meanwhile, national selector John Inverarity says calling Fawad Ahmed into the Ashes squad will be a judgment call when the time comes.
Inverarity told the BBC that Ahmed's citizenship was likely to be processed in time for the first Test, but stressed nothing was locked in at this stage for the Pakistan-born asylum seeker to join Australia's 16-man squad.
Ahmed broke through for his debut wicket for Australia A on Monday as they wrapped up a big win over Ireland.
The 31-year-old went wicketless in the first innings, but claimed the second last scalp of the match to finish with 1-25 from a six over spell in the second innings.
Ahmed will play in Australia A's next match against Gloucestershire later this week and if laws have passed in the Senate to make him eligible by then, a decision will be made on whether he joins the squad.
"We'll consider him for selection. That's all it's at this stage," said Inverarity.
Already there's plenty of hype and interest in Ahmed and Inverarity admits he's concerned about the pressures the Victorian leg-spinner would face if selected for the Ashes.
However he's confident Ahmed has the temperament to succeed.
"He's handled himself well," Inverarity said.
"There's significant signs of great maturity but it's still going to be very difficult."
Australia A won the match by 93 runs despite significant rain delays, with a blistering 113 not out from 63 balls from Nic Maddinson opening the batting in the second innings really moving the game along.
Alex Doolan also made 53no for a superb unbeaten opening stand of 174.
Allrounder Moises Henriques was the star with the ball in the second innings, finishing with figures of 4-22 off 10 as Ireland were all out for 207.
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