Jenas, who moved to Newcastle for £5m last January, has been rewarded for his performances in recent weeks which has seen him grab four goals in five games for the geordies.
Fellow Newcastle team-mate Kieron Dyer is also included along with Everton's wonderkid Wayne Rooney.
"JJ" rose to fame at The City Ground and is still regularly seen at Forest matches. It is believed Sven Goran Eriksson will play Jenas for at least 45 minutes as he looks towards the future of English football.
The Full England squad to face Australia:
Goalkeepers: David James (West Ham), Paul Robinson (Leeds), Richard Wright (Everton);
Defenders: Gary Neville (Man Utd), Ashley Cole (Arsenal), Danny Mills (Leeds), Paul Konchesky (Charlton), Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd), Sol Campbell (Arsenal), Ledley King (Tottenham), Wes Brown (Man Utd), Matthew Upson (Birmingham);
Midfielders: David Beckham (Man Utd), Paul Scholes (Man Utd), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Owen Hargreaves (Bayern Munich), Kieron Dyer (Newcastle), Jermaine Jenas (Newcastle), Sean Davis (Fulham), Paul Parker (Charlton), Danny Murphy (Liverpool), Joe Cole (West Ham);
Strikers: Michael Owen (Liverpool), Wayne Rooney (Everton), James Beattie (Southampton), Darius Vassell (Aston Villa), Francis Jeffers (Arsenal).