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Irish-born batsman Ed Joyce has been called into England's Ashes squad, as a replacement for Marcus Trescothick.
The 28-year-old has played three one-day internationals for England but is uncapped at Test level.
He will join the 16-man squad in Adelaide tomorrow, after Trescothick quit the tour on Tuesday and returned home with a recurrence of a stress-related illness.
"As we already have other players in the squad who have experience of opening the innings we have decided to choose a replacement who will be able to cover a number of different positions within the order," England's chairman of selectors David Graveney said in a statement.
"Ed is a highly promising player who has performed well for Middlesex this season and I am sure he will be delighted to be part of an Ashes squad."
Joyce was promoted from England's Academy squad, who were due to arrive in Perth on Wednesday for a five-week training camp.
Trescothick failed to find form in his two innings on the Australian tour, scoring 2 against the Prime Minister's XI in Canberra last Friday and 8 against New South Wales in the three-day match that finished in a draw at the SCG on Tuesday.
The Somerset left-hander failed to return to the field during the Blues' second innings with his England team-mates on Tuesday.
Trescothick suffered a stress disorder that forced him to take a complete break to recover during England's tour of India last February and the subsequent English summer.
-REUTERS
