Australia vs England: Henriques replaces Watson in squad for Hobart ODI
Shane Watson reported tightness in his right hamstring during training and will be replaced by Moises Henriques who last played an ODI in January, 2013.
Moises Henriques has been drafted into the Australia squad for Friday's ODI Tri-Series match against England in place of fellow all-rounder Shane Watson. Watson reported tightness in his right hamstring during training at Blundstone Arena on Thursday morning and has been stood down from the match as a result. (Also read: Warner rested, Shaun Marsh, Cameron White brought in)
Henriques will link up with the squad in Hobart on Thursday evening and, as a result, will miss the Sydney Sixers versus Sydney Thunder KFC Big Bash League (KFC BBL)encounter at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
However, Henriques, along with Shaun Marsh and Cameron White - two other players drafted into the Australia squad for Friday's match - will be released to their franchises for the KFC BBL semi-finals that are scheduled to take place on Saturday and Sunday.
Explaining the inclusion of 27 year-old Moises Henriques, national selector Rodney Marsh said: "Moises is one of our leading all-rounders, he has international experience, and in Shane Watson's enforced absence it made perfect sense to draft him in for this match.
"The intention is to release Moises, along with Cameron White and Shaun Marsh, after the match as it is our expectation that we will have George Bailey, Mitchell Marsh and David Warner available for selection for our match in Sydney on Monday."
The squad is: Steven Smith (captain), Patrick Cummins, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Brad Haddin, Moises Henriques, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Gurinder Sandhu, Mitchell Starc, Cameron White.