Elsom, who took over the captaincy from Stirling Mortlock in 2009, remains in the 30-man squad announced by Robbie Deans on Thursday. Horwill led Queensland to the Super 15 title this season.
"That will be a surprise to many, obviously not to those two blokes," Deans said. "Rocky's response was impressive actually, and spontaneous. He simply said 'whatever's in the best interest of the team'.
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