The Australian team will be without the services of James Pattinson for the 3rd Test against India as the pacer has been ruled out of the remainder of the Test series due to a foot injury.
Mitchell Starc has been named Pattinson's replacement for the match that starts on January 13 at the WACA ground in Perth while Ryan Harris was the 12th man in the Sydney Test, remains in the 12 member squad for the 3rd Test.
National selector John Inverarity, in a statement, said: "James Pattinson has been omitted from the squad due to a foot injury and has been replaced in the XII by Mitchell Starc,"
"The intention of the National Selection Panel was to rest James from the Perth Test match as this young man has played in four Test matches over a period of just five weeks.
"This intention has become a necessity after post match scans have revealed James' foot injury.
Australia team physio Alex Kountouris, elaborating on Pattinson's injury, said: "James Pattinson reported some left foot pain after the second innings of the Sydney Test match.
"Whilst he was able to bowl unrestricted in the game, he did have pain towards the end of the match.
"As such, he had x-rays and scans after the game that have cleared him of a stress fracture but have demonstrated early stage bone stress injury of the metatarsal bone of the left foot."
Australia squad: Michael Clarke (capt), David Warner, Ed Cowan, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin (w/k), Peter Siddle, Ryan Harris, Ben Hilfenhaus, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc.
Mitchell Starc has been named Pattinson's replacement for the match that starts on January 13 at the WACA ground in Perth while Ryan Harris was the 12th man in the Sydney Test, remains in the 12 member squad for the 3rd Test.
National selector John Inverarity, in a statement, said: "James Pattinson has been omitted from the squad due to a foot injury and has been replaced in the XII by Mitchell Starc,"
"The intention of the National Selection Panel was to rest James from the Perth Test match as this young man has played in four Test matches over a period of just five weeks.
"This intention has become a necessity after post match scans have revealed James' foot injury.
Australia team physio Alex Kountouris, elaborating on Pattinson's injury, said: "James Pattinson reported some left foot pain after the second innings of the Sydney Test match.
"Whilst he was able to bowl unrestricted in the game, he did have pain towards the end of the match.
"As such, he had x-rays and scans after the game that have cleared him of a stress fracture but have demonstrated early stage bone stress injury of the metatarsal bone of the left foot."
Australia squad: Michael Clarke (capt), David Warner, Ed Cowan, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin (w/k), Peter Siddle, Ryan Harris, Ben Hilfenhaus, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc.
