Australian fast bowler Spencer Johnson will miss the Twenty20 series against England and Scotland next month after sustaining a side strain and has been replaced by all-rounder Sean Abbott, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Thursday.
Left-armer Johnson, who has played five T20 internationals and a solitary one-day international, picked up the injury while playing for The Oval Invincibles in The Hundred competition.
CA said in a statement that the 28-year-old Johnson would return home for further assessment and rehabilitation before a busy spell starting in November in which they will take on Pakistan in ODI and T20 matches before facing India in a five-match test series.
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Abbott has played 21 ODIs and 15 T20Is times for Australia, scoring 1293 runs and taking 43 wickets across the two formats.
Australia’s tour of Britain starts on September 4 with three T20s against Scotland in Edinburgh before they head to England for three more games in the shortest format and five ODIs.
Mitchell Marsh will captain both white-ball squads, with pace bowler Pat Cummins sitting out the tour to rest.
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