Scotland head coach Vern Cotter has named Grant Gilchrist as captain of a 33-man squad heading into the autumn internationals, while declining to select a host of experienced players.
As the new coach hastened to stamp his identity on the role he took over during the summer, he refused to find a place in the squad for such familiar faces as Jim Hamilton and former captain Kelly Brown.
Max Evans and John Barclay were two other players surprisingly omitted from the autumn party.
Edinburgh lock Gilchrist, who twice skippered his country in the summer, will now lead the Scots into battle against Argentina, New Zealand and Tonga next month.
He is joined in the squad by five Edinburgh team-mates hot on the heels of their impressive 15-13 win at Bordeaux-Begles in the Challenge Cup last Friday.
But it is Glasgow Warriors, who emphatically upset much-fancied Bath 37-10 at the Scotstoun Stadium in the Champions Cup on Saturday, that account for 17 of the players selected.
Mark Bennett scored two tries as the Warriors mauled their Aviva Premiership opponents and he is the only uncapped player included.
Former Clermont Auvergne coach Cotter began his Scotland reign with three consecutive wins over the United States, Canada and Argentina in June before his side slumped to a heavy 55-6 defeat against South Africa in Port Elizabeth last time out.
He will be looking for signs of development this autumn, with a rematch against the Pumas at Murrayfield on November 8, before they face the might of the All Blacks a week later at the same venue and then finish up against Tonga at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock, on November 22.
Cotter, who won the Top 14 and Heineken Cup during an eight-year spell with Clermont, will have been boosted by the strong form of both Glasgow and Edinburgh as well as signs that Greig Laidlaw is finding his feet at Gloucester after moving to the English side in the summer.
"We want to develop, and impose, our style, will, and strategy on our opposition. We want to play well, and enjoy playing in front of our home crowd," he told the official Scottish Rugby website.
"Argentina will offer us a very stern test, especially at scrum time. They have good variety and move the ball well from nine, through the middle of the paddock and out the back.
"The All Blacks have just won the Rugby Championship and are the best team in the world, so we'll have to be on our toes."
He added: "Tonga will be the final big test psychologically, having come through two big games, to play away from Murrayfield, and needing to put in a good performance at Rugby Park in Kilmarnock.
"It's essential that we show maturity, mental strength and adaptability throughout the series."
Squad: A Ashe (Glasgow), J Beattie (Castres), F Brown (Glasgow), B Cowan, G Cross (both London Irish), A Dickinson, R Ford (both Edinburgh), C Fusaro (Glasgow Warriors), G Gilchrist (Edinburgh, captain), R Harley, J Gray (both Glasgow Warriors), R Gray (Castres), S Lawson (Newcastle), K Low (London Irish), E Murray, G Reid (both Glasgow) A Strokosch (Perpignan), T Swinson (Glasgow), M Bennett (Glasgow), C Cusiter (Sale), A Dunbar (Glasgow), D Fife, T Heathcote (both Edinburgh), S Hogg (Glasgow), G Laidlaw (Gloucester), S Lamont, S Maitland, F Russell, H Pyrgos, T Seymour (all Glasgow), D Taylor (Saracens), T Visser (Edinburgh), D Weir (Glasgow).
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