The door is ajar for teen sensation Mahli Beardman to make his Australian senior debut just days after earning a shock call-up to the white ball squad.

The 19-year-old was rushed to England on Monday as an injury crisis hit the Aussies ahead of Thursday night’s one-day international series opener in Nottingham.

He was named as a travelling reserve which meant an actual debut was unlikely unless more drama hit the squad.

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And that fortuitously happened when illness reportedly infiltrated the camp and has struck down veteran fast bowlers Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood, as well as spin bowling all-rounder Glenn Maxwell.

The virus had floored captain Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head last week.

The doubt hanging over Starc and Hazlewood only increases the fast bowling crisis for Australia.

Ben Dwarshuis was called to England last week after a fresh injury to Xavier Bartlett during the T20 series. Riley Meredith, Spencer Johnson, Jhye Richardson, Will Sutherland, and Lance Morris were already unavailable for the tour due to injury, while Test captain Pat Cummins is being rested.

Beardman – who reportedly can bowl upwards of 140km/h and was a star of Australia’s under 19 World Cup victory earlier this year – is suddenly in the frame to debut.

It may be unlikely in game one given his short preparation time and likely jet lag after the trip from Perth.

The Sydney Morning Herald reports Sean Abbott, Dwarshuis, Aaron Hardie, and Cameron Green will be asked to carry the load on Thursday night, being the only fit fast bowlers left in the squad.

“We’re still working through that, but we’ll have 11 on the park,” captain Marsh said.

“It’s certainly a busy schedule, and there will be times where we may have to manage guys through. Playing five games in 10 days is certainly a big ask, but we’ll manage that as best we can and make sure we’re fielding teams to win this series.”

Marsh would not rule out Beardman getting an Aussie debut at some point in the five-match series.

“He’s a ripping young kid, he’s on standby at this point in time, but for a young kid he’s certainly got a lot of talent,” Marsh said.

“He showed that throughout the under 19 World Cup, and I think he’s going to learn a lot by being here over the next couple of weeks.

“I’ve certainly faced him in the nets a few times and we’ve seen over the history of Australian cricket we’ve got a long list of guys who’ve been plucked I guess out of nowhere, but Mahli’s extremely talented, he bowls fast and I’m rapt to have him here.”

The Aussies welcome gun batters Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne to the one-day squad as well as senior bowler Starc.

England and Australia drew the T20I series 1-1 after the final match was rained out.