Victorian bowling allrounder John Hastings will replace Mitch Marsh in Australia's squad for Friday's second ODI against India at the Gabba.
Marsh has been rested for the match and will be given an extra day at home in Perth, where the first game is being played on Tuesday.
Hastings' inclusion means he will miss the Melbourne Stars' BBL clash with the Brisbane Heat on Thursday, but provided the Australian bowling attack remains injury-free he may return to the Stars for their final group game against Perth on Saturday.
Marsh played in all six Tests against New Zealand and the West Indies during the summer and is expected to figure in Australia's plans for the World Twenty20 in India in March.
"Mitch is a tremendous asset to Australian cricket and we are conscious of managing his workload and his travel, especially with so much cricket to come during the rest of this summer and beyond," national selector Rod Marsh said.
"By taking this decision we have opted to give him an extra day at home in Perth after match one, before he flies to Melbourne on Thursday to prepare for Sunday's third match of the series."
Hastings is the Stars' leading BBL wicket-taker with eight scalps, including 4-29 against cross-town rivals Melbourne Renegades in front of more than 80,000 people at the MCG.
"In John Hastings we have a high-quality replacement, a player who has been in excellent form for the Melbourne Stars," Rod Marsh said.
"John also showed his quality with a match-winning spell of 3-21 in the decisive one-day international of the series against England in Manchester in September, so we know what he can do if called upon.
"At this stage John will be with the squad only for game two but should we suffer any injuries to our bowlers in either Perth or Brisbane then we may look at retaining his services for longer."
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