Australia fast bowler James Pattinson has been ruled out of the third Test against India due to bruised ribs. The match is scheduled to take place in Sydney between 7-11.
“Fast bowler James Pattinson has been ruled out of our Australian squad for the third #AUSvIND Vodafone Test with bruised ribs,” said Cricket Australia (CA).
CA hasn’t yet announced the replacement for the fast bowler. “He will not be replaced in the squad and will be assessed further ahead of the Brisbane Test match,” CA added.
He has taken 81 wickets in 21 outings for Australia at an average of 26.33 and last featured in a Test against New Zealand last January.
In other developments in the squads for the teams, David Warner, Sean Abbott and Will Pucovski have been included in the team for Australia with Joe Burns missing out his place.
On the other hand, injury concerns for India have continued with fast bowler Umesh Yadav too out of the series after sustaining calf injury. T.Natarajan who made his India debut in the limited-overs formats earlier on the tour has been included in the Test squad. Before him, Mohammed Shami was also ruled out of the series after fracturing his wrist.
The Test series between the two sides is levelled at 1-1 with two games to go. Australia defeated India in the first Test by 8 wickets while the visitors bounced back in the second clash. They won the match by 8 wickets riding on some fine batting from stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane and debutant Shubman Gill.
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