Australia will be without two key weapons for their opening match of the ODI series against India in Perth, with Adam Zampa and Josh Inglis both ruled out of Sunday’s clash.
Inglis is yet to recover from the calf strain that kept him sidelined for Australia’s T20 series in New Zealand earlier this month, while Zampa will miss as he awaits the birth of his child.
With Alex Carey also out of contention for the Optus Stadium fixture, having been released to play Sheffield Shield cricket to aid his Ashes preparations, WA product Josh Philippe is set to earn a wicketkeeping call-up in Perth.
The match will mark Philippe’s first international appearance on home soil. The 28-year-old has featured in 12 T20 internationals and three ODIs overseas, and hasn’t featured in the latter format since 2