After Lee and Paine, Hopes ruled of ODI series

Mohali, Nov 1 (PTI) Injury-ravaged Australia suffered yet
another blow after all-rounder James Hopes was today ruled out
of the remainder of the seven-match ODI series against India.
Cricket Australia Sunday said Hopes will return home to
continue his recovery from a right hamstring injury he
suffered during the first one-dayer at Vadodara.
CA's National Selection Panel has named pacer Clinton
McKay, who impressed for Victoria Bushrangers during the
inaugural Champions League Twenty20, as Lee's replacement.
McKay will join the Australian squad in Hyderabad ahead of the
fifth match of the series.
New South Wales all-rounder Moises Henriques, who joined
the team ahead of the third ODI in New Delhi last night, will
continue to remain with the squad for remainder of the series.
"James has done everything he can with medical staff to
make himself available for the remaining games of the tour.
However, due to compressed nature of this tour and his speed
of recovery we feel now we have insufficient time to have
James fully fit to take part in the remaining games of this
series," Australia physio Kevin Sims said in a CA statement.
"Therefore, a decision has been made that James will
return to Australia where he will continue his rehabilitation
from this hamstring injury," he said.
NSP Chairman Andrew Hilditch said, "With injuries to
Brett Lee and James and both of these returning to Australia,
the NSP has taken opportunity to add another bowler to the
squad in Clinton McKay."
Hopes' returning home midway through the series comes as
a big setback for Australia as they have already lost pacer
Brett Lee and wicketkeeper Tim Paine.
"With Moises having played in the last ODI game and James
Hopes going home, Moises will now remain with the squad in
India for the duration of the series," Hilditch said.
"Clinton is a young promising bowler who has recent very
good form for Victoria in Champions League Twenty20 in India.
He will be well suited to Indian conditions and we believe he
is another young player who benefit from experience of being
in the Australian team set-up during this tour," he said. PTI
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