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01-Dec-2015 03:06:00 GMT
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Coulter-Nile in Australia Squad for West Indies

Adelaide: Paceman Nathan Coulter-Nile is in line to make his Test debut after being named Tuesday in Australia's squad for the opening clash against the West Indies in Hobart next week.

Coulter-Nile and fellow quick James Pattinson were both included in a 12-man squad for the Test, which gets under way at Blundstone Arena on December 10.

Selectors also named Scott Boland on standby in case any of the four fast bowlers are not fit.

National selectors will be forced to make at least one change to the starting XI, with pace spearhead Mitchell Starc out injured.

However, with Peter Siddle having back trouble during Australia's three-wicket win over New Zealand in Adelaide on Sunday and team management speaking about managing Josh Hazlewood's workload, there could be more.

Coulter-Nile, who has played 13 one-dayers and 11 Twenty20s for Australia, only recently started bowling following a shoulder injury.

He should have bowled for Western Australia last weekend but was given a one-match ban for showing dissent at an umpire's decision in the domestic second XI league, meaning he has not played first-class cricket since the Sheffield Shield final in March.

Fellow quick Pat Cummins remains sidelined with a serious back injury, while Mitchell Johnson's retirement has further stretched Australia's fast bowling resources.

Australia Test  David Warner, Joe Burns, Steve Smith (capt), Adam Voges, Shaun Marsh, Mitch Marsh, Peter Nevill (wk), Peter Siddle, Josh Hazlewood, James Pattinson, Nathan Lyon, Nathan Coulter-Nile.


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