Matt Renshaw believes his one-day foray for Australia will prove beneficial, even if it meant missing a chance for more red-ball cricket in the Ashes selection battle.

Renshaw capped a reasonably successful maiden ODI series for Australia on Saturday, top scoring for his team with 56 in their nine-wicket loss to India.

Considered an outside shot to open the batting in the first Ashes Test next month, Renshaw has begun the summer with a century in his sole Sheffield Shield match.

He then missed Queensland's next clash while in Australia's one-day camp, denying him the chance to pile on more runs and make the case for an Ashes recall.

The 29-year-old will return to Queensland's team to face NSW this week, with selectors set to announce a squad for the Perth Test after this Shield round.

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