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Adelaide: Adding to the growing list of injured players in the ongoing Australia-West Indies Test series, Ben Hilfenhaus was ruled out of the second Test match that starts at the Adelaide Oval on Friday, 4th December.
Clint McKay will be the seamer to replace Hilfenhaus. McKay's selection means the Australian selectors have continued to ignore the claims of Stuart Clark.
Commenting on the squad, NSP Chairman Andrew Hilditch said: "The injury to Ben Hilfenhaus is very disappointing following his outstanding Ashes and his man-of-the-match performance in Brisbane, but hopefully with treatment he will be fit to be considered for selection for the third 3 mobile Test in Perth.
"It does provide an opportunity for Clint McKay to join the Australia squad for the second 3 mobile Test. Clint impressed all with his performances in India with the one-day squad and with his bowling for Victoria in the Weet-Bix Sheffield Shield this year.
"We also feel his style of bowling will be well-suited to the conditions in Adelaide should he be selected in the starting 11."
Australia team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said: "Ben Hilfenhaus has had a widely-reported knee tendon injury that was sore during the recent ODI series in India and the first 3 mobile Test at the Gabba.
"The demands of Test cricket and the subsequent increased workload have made it harder to manage Ben's injury, so it's been decided that the best course of action is for him to miss the Adelaide Test. He will undergo an intense period of rehabilitation over the next two weeks with a view to him being available for selection for the third 3 mobile Test in Perth."
Squad: Simon Katich, Shane Watson, Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Marcus North, Brad Haddin (wk), Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Hauritz, Peter Siddle, Doug Bollinger, Clint McKay.
