Josh Inglis has been ruled out of Australia 's three-match T20I tour of New Zealand due to a calf strain with Alex Carey called up to replace him.

It is understood that Inglis pulled up sore in his right calf after a running session in Perth on Tuesday and had a scan on Wednesday, after which he was ruled out of the series to be played on October 1, 3 and 4 at Mount Maunganui.

Inglis is the fourth first-choice Australian player to be ruled out of the series after Pat Cummins was withdrawn due to lumbar bone stress, Cameron Green was left at home to play Sheffield Shield cricket as part of his Ashes build-up, and Nathan Ellis was unavailable due to impending birth of his first child.

It is the second calf injury Inglis has suffered in the last nine months after he suffered a low

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