Australia will need to reshuffle their batting order for at least the next two Test matches after Usman Khawaja was formally ruled out of both the Adelaide Test against New Zealand and the Hobart Test against West Indies.
Khawaja was found to have sustained a "moderate strain" on his re-injured left hamstring when chasing a ball on the second evening of the second Test against New Zealand in Perth.
"Usman suffered a left hamstring injury in the field yesterday afternoon and underwent scans in Perth this morning," the team physio David Beakley said. "The scans have indicated a moderate hamstring muscle strain, which means it is likely he will be unavailable for the next two Test matches in Adelaide and Hobart."
Shaun Marsh and Cameron Bancroft are expected to be frontrunners to step in for Khawaja, with the captain Steven Smith also likely to consider moving back up to No. 3 after batting at No. 4 over the past two Tests.
Whoever is chosen will face the adjustment of batting in the top order during the day-night third Test against New Zealand in Adelaide, before returning to the traditional format in the first Test against West Indies.
Khawaja, meanwhile, will hope to regain fitness in time for the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.
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