Burgess, Mumm and Turner will be accompanied by 10 of their New South Wales team-mates in the 30-man squad, while Queensland have six representatives, including the oldest player in 32-year-old Sam Cordingley.
Stirling Mortlock has retained the captaincy but a host of players from the 2007 World Cup squad were not considered by the New Zealand-born coach due to injury.
Deans will guide the national team for the first time against Ireland in just under a fortnight at Telstra Dome in Melbourne.
Squad: Forwards: Ben Alexander, Al Baxter, Richard Brown, Mark Chisholm, Matt Dunning, Rocky Elsom, Adam Freier, Stephen Hoiles, James Horwill, Stephen Moore, Dean Mumm, Wycliff Palu, Tatafu Polota-Nau, Benn Robinson, Nathan Sharpe, George Smith, Phil Waugh. Backs: Adam Ashley-Cooper, Berrick Barnes, Luke Burgess, Sam Cordingley, Ryan Cross, Matt Giteau, Peter Hynes, Digby Ioane, Stirling Mortlock, Brett Sheehan, Cameron Shepherd, Lote Tuqiri, Lachie Turner.







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