Australia suffered a blow on Thursday (September 15) after top-order batsman Shaun Marsh and all-rounder James Faulkner have been ruled out of the one-Day international (ODI) tour to South Africa with accidents. at the same time as Marsh suffered a fracture to his finger, Faulkner strained his calf throughout a health consultation. "Shaun undertook a comply with-up x-ray and become reviewed by means of experts this week," physiotherapist David Beakley stated. "sadly due to the fracture being within the joint of the finger we have decided to take a greater conservative technique, consequently he's going to not be available for the ODI series in South Africa. "James suffered a low-grade calf strain throughout a health session in Sydney these days which we expect to take three-four weeks to recover. regrettably, this indicates he can also be unavailable for the South Africa series." Marsh's damage now gives his substitute Usman Khawaja any other opportunity to make an effect within the 50-overs format after being to start with disregarded following a terrible run of scores. The selectors, though, have opted towards naming a substitute for Faulkner. Australia will first play ireland in a one-off ODI on September 27 in Benoni before dealing with the hosts in a five-match collection, beginning on September 30.