Australian fast bowlers James Pattinson and Peter Siddle were ordered to return home from West Indies because of back injuries.
Siddle departed the Caribbean before the end of the second Test in Port of Spain, having already been forced to miss the match with back soreness, while Pattinson will leave for Australia in the next 24 hours.
Pattinson injured his back when fielding on day three of the Test, which ended in a draw this morning.
"We have since monitored his (Pattinson) condition over the last couple of days and the initial investigations suggest that while the injury is not serious there is insufficient time for him to recover to play in the third Test match," Australia physiotherapist Kevin Sims said in a statement.
No replacement will be called up, leaving Australia with three pacemen - Ryan Harris, Ben Hilfenhaus and Mitchell Starc - available for the third Test starting next week in Dominica.
Tags: cricket, sport, trinidad-and-tobago First posted April 20, 2012 06:26:44
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