AUSTRALIA have drafted Worcestershire's new left-arm fast bowler Nathan Bracken into their squad for the opening Test against the West Indies, which starts in Brisbane next Thursday.
The 28-year-old New South Wales paceman, who has played three Tests, replaces Brad Hodge in the 12-man squad as Australia make just the one change to the group that convincingly beat the World XI in the ICC Super Series recently.
Chairman of the national selection panel Trevor Hohns said: "That's no reflection on Brad Hodge, but in this instance we felt for the purposes of flexibility in the attack, Nathan Bracken would provide us with another bowling option depending on the conditions that might prevail at the Gabba."
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