Ashley Noffke and Adam Voges have been added to the Australian squad for Sunday's opening tri-series one-day international against India [ Images ] in Brisbane [ Images ].
Noffke, an all-rounder, was called into the squad as a replacement for paceman Stuart Clark, who has withdrawn from the match for family reasons.
Clark is expected to rejoin the squad for their next match in Sydney [ Images ] next week, Cricket Australia [ Images ] said in a statement.
Voges, a top-order batsmen, was added to the squad on standby in case either Ricky Ponting [ Images ] or Matthew Hayden [ Images ] is ruled out with injury.
Ponting and Hayden both missed Friday's nine-wicket demolition of India in the Twenty20 [ Images ] clash in Melbourne [ Images ] but are hopeful of playing in Brisbane.
Ponting has been struggling with a back problem since the last Test against India in Adelaide while Hayden is recovering from a hamstring strain at the start of the month.
"I reckon I'm 90 (per cent) plus chance to play," Ponting said.
"Both of us will need to have a bit of a run round tomorrow I imagine to prove our fitness.
"The Twenty20 fixture was a really good start for us and we wanted to set the tone for the whole summer with our one-day cricket."

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