Top order batsman Phil Hughes has replaced Michael Clarke in the Australia squad for next month’s one-day international series against Pakistan after the Australia captain was ruled out by a hamstring injury.
Hughes, who was overlooked for the original squad despite scoring two half centuries against South Africa in the recent triangular one-day series in Zimbabwe, had been included in the test squad to play Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
The 25-year-old was already scheduled to travel to the UAE earlier than his test team mates to spend time working on his batting against spin with the team’s coaching consultant, Sri Lanka bowling great Muttiah Muralitharan.
