The 23-year-old was named 12th man for Saturday's warm-up match against Australia A in Hobart ahead of the touring side's opening game of the series against Australia in Melbourne [ Images ] on January 14.

"Ryan Hinds sustained a groin-related injury in the first warm-up game against Victoria on January 5 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and will be unable to take any further part in the series," West Indies media officer Imran Khan [ Images ] said.

"The possibility of having Hinds' injury treated in Australia is being explored. As a result he will remain with the squad for the next few days."

Barbadian Hinds has seven test and 14 limited-overs international caps, including the final of the ICC [ Images ] Champions Trophy [ Images ] on September 25 when West Indies beat England [ Images ] by two wickets at The Oval in London [ Images ].

In a further statement released from Antigua, the West Indies Cricket Board said: "Ricardo Powell will leave the region this weekend as the replacement for Hinds."

The 26-year-old Jamaican has scored 2,024 runs at an average of 26.28 in 102 one-day internationals.