Double blow for Aussies

Injury and compassionate leave have ruled batsman Mike Hussey and speed bowler Nathan Bracken out of the Australian squad for the upcoming tour of India, while captain Ricky Ponting is not fully fit, officials said Monday.
The national selection panel said Adam Voges had been added to the injury-hit squad as cover for Ponting, while Brad Haddin would replace Hussey. Bracken has not been replaced.
"Once Ricky has recovered full fitness, Adam will return to Australia," panel chairman Andrew Hilditch said.
All-rounder James Hopes has also been brought into the team to replace an injured Shane Watson for the Indian series which includes one Twenty20 match and seven one-day games.
Hilditch said Bracken was returning to Australia on compassionate leave to be with his wife as she prepares to give birth to his first child.
"It is anticipated Nathan will rejoin the squad in India as soon as possible," Hilditch said.
"At this stage no replacement player has been called upon and we will take this on a day-by-day basis."
Hussey will also return to Australia after injuring his left hamstring during Saturday's 15-run loss to India in the semifinal of the World Twenty20 Championships in South Africa.
"Mike Hussey has strained his left hamstring and that will keep him out of the Indian series," team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said.
The middle-order batsman was the third player in as many days to injure his hamstring at the Twenty20 competition.
Ponting, who is expected to miss the opening matches in India, and allrounder Watson endured similar injuries in the previous two matches.
Kountouris said there was no single reason for the problem but it was possible "the hectic nature of Twenty20 cricket combined with soft grounds and the high frequency of travel may have provided the additional stress required to cause injury in players who are at the start of their cricketing season."
The Australian team are due to play the first match of their Twenty20 and one-day series against India on Saturday 29 September at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
Bbc adds, India will be without leg-spinner Piyush Chawla for their forthcoming seven-match one-day series against Australia, beginning on September 30.
The 18-year-old suffered an ankle injury during a training session at the World Twenty20 Cup in South Africa.
"He has been advised six weeks rest," said Indian board secretary Niranjan Shah. "We will decide on a replacement in a day or two."
Chawla took six wickets in India's recent one-day series loss to England.