Williams to replace Gillespie for ODI tri-series

Brad Williams has been called up to replace Jason Gillespie in Australia's one-day squad for the tri-series in India. Gillespie, who missed the second Test against Zimbabwe due to a side strain, was ruled out of the series after he attempted to bowl in the nets at Sydney today. Gillespie suffered the injury during the first Test against Zimbabwe at Perth last week.

Gillespie's withdrawal further hampers a line-up which is already missing Glenn McGrath and Darren Lehmann. Lehmann is suffering from soreness in his left Achilles tendon. He has been overlooked for the Indian tour following medical advice.

Trevor Hohns, the chairman of the national selection panel, said: "We have accepted the view that the demands placed on the body are sufficiently different in a one-off Test match compared to the intensity of a one-day tournament. The Cricket Australia medical team believes that although Darren might be able to get through this Test match, he will not be able to endure the rigours of a one-day tournament without suffering further damage. Darren is fully accepting of that view. From a team perspective it's disappointing because he has been a key member of Australia's success at one-day level."

Nathan Bracken, Gillespie's replacement during the World Cup, returns to India, where he first played ODIs in 2001. He will be accompanied by Michael Clarke, also from New South Wales, who made his ODI debut during the tour to the West Indies earlier this year.

The squad leaves for India on Oct 22.

Squad
Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist (wk), Jimmy Maher, Ricky Ponting (capt), Damien Martyn, Andrew Symonds, Michael Bevan, Michael Clarke, Ian Harvey, Brad Hogg, Andrew Bichel, Brett Lee, Brad Williams, Nathan Bracken.