Australia will go into Sunday's second one-day international against Sri Lanka in Adelaide without the services of young paceman Mitchell Starc, who has suffered mild calf soreness.
Cricket Australia announced Starc's withdrawal from the side on Saturday morning, just hours after Australia's crushing 107-run victory over the tourists in which the 22-year-old took 1 for 25.
Team physio Alex Kountouris said he was not too worried about the niggle.
"Whilst we are not majorly concerned about it, we have withdrawn him from the game on Sunday as a precaution," he said in a statement.
"He will be reassessed over the next few days and is a possibility to play next weekend's matches against Sri Lanka if his symptoms resolve."
Australian selectors have called up Kane Richardson as cover for Starc.
"Kane has been called in as cover in the squad due to his impressive form in the limited overs formats this season," chief selector John Inverarity said in a statement.
"This provides another great opportunity for a young player as we look to build towards Cricket World Cup in 2015."
Right-armer Richardson is yet to make his Australian debut but has 16 domestic one-day caps and 20 Twenty20 games under his belt for South Australia and Adelaide Strikers.
Tags: onedayseries, cricket, sport, adelaide-5000, sa, australia First posted January 12, 2013 13:55:27
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