Australia batsman Mike Hussey has undergone surgery for a serious hamstring injury and will miss the rest of the seven-match one-day international series against England.
Hussey was injured in Australia's victory in the first ODI in Melbourne on Sunday.
Australian team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said on Tuesday that while Hussey's injury initially appeared to be minor, scans have since revealed he has detached a hamstring tendon from the inner side of his knee.
The in-form Hussey had corrective surgery on Tuesday and his availability for the next month's World Cup in the Indian subcontinent will depend on his rehabilitation in coming weeks.
Hussey will be replaced in the Australia squad by Shaun Marsh for the next three games in the series. The second ODI takes place in Hobart on Friday.
Chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch confirmed Marsh, who has 29 ODI caps, will have at least three matches to earn a place in the World Cup squad, should Hussey be ruled out.
It is unclear whether CA will choose to give another player their chance following those three games, with Callum Ferguson a possible candidate should that be the case.
"Shaun can bat at the top of the order and also in the middle order if required,"Hilditch said."Shaun showed against England at Lord's earlier this year that he has the ability to win an ODI game with the bat and this gives him another opportunity for Australia."
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