Veteran cricketer Jess Jonassen has been left fighting to maintain her spot on the international stage after she was left out of Australia’s T20 World Cup team.

The left-arm spinner made her international debut in 2015 and has since won four T20 World Cups, a Commonwealth Games gold medal and two Big Bash League titles.

The 31-year-old was left out of the Bangladesh tour earlier this year, with national selectors favouring leg-spinners Georgia Wareham and Alana King.

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The 15-player squad was confirmed on Monday with Alyssa Healy returning to her duties as captain.

If the team is to claim the title once again, they will become the first team, men or women, to win four consecutive T20 World Cup titles.

Selector Shawn Flegler is confident the well-balanced team can achieve that feat with a strong showing in the UAE.

“This is the first time in a long time we’ve had our entire contract list available for selection ahead of a World Cup and it’s resulted in a really stable and balanced squad,” he said.

“It’s the first time Alyssa Healy will have the reins at a World Cup and we’ve already seen what her and Tahlia McGrath bring from a leadership perspective, so it’s exciting for them to have this opportunity to lead their country on the biggest stage.

“Phoebe Litchfield is a real x-factor for us and will be well supported by an experienced group at her first World Cup.

“The pace duo of Tayla Vlaeminck and Darcie Brown is one we’ve been wanting to unleash for a while and is a real point of difference for us.

“Jess Jonassen is again unlucky to miss out, but we’ve been impressed with the way she’s bounced back, and we’ll continue to monitor her form ahead of the home summer.”

The squad named for the World Cup will also compete in three T20Is against New Zealand next month with the addition of Heather Graham, who will not travel to the UAE.

Australia will face India, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Group A at the T20 World Cup, which starts on October 3.

Australian squad: Alyssa Healy (C), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham and Tayla Vlaeminck.