England have called up Dublin-born Ed Joyce as their Ashes tour replacement for opening batsman Marcus Trescothick.
Somerset opener Trescothick returned to the UK from Australia this morning after a recurrence of his stress-related illness forced him to quit the tour.
Joyce, 28, was promoted from England's Academy squad, who fly out to Perth later on Wednesday for a five-week training camp, and has yet to play in a Test match.
The left-hander made his international debut in June in a limited overs match against Ireland and played a further two times in the shortened form of the game during the summer.
Chairman of selectors David Graveney said: '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.
'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 will join up with the Ashes squad in Adelaide on Friday.
