SYDNEY, Oct 27: Fast bowler Nathan Bracken has been included in a 12-man Australia squad for the opening Test against West Indies starting in Brisbane on Nov 3.

The left-arm paceman replaced middle-order batsman Brad Hodge in the only change to the squad that beat the World XI in this month’s ICC Super Test in Sydney.

Leg-spinner Stuart MacGill kept his place in the squad, giving the selectors the option of playing two wrist spinners after his success bowling in tandem with Shane Warne in Sydney.

Australia squad: Ricky Ponting (captain), Adam Gilchrist, Nathan Bracken, Michael Clarke, Matthew Hayden, Simon Katich, Justin Langer, Brett Lee, Stuart MacGill, Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, Shane Watson.—Reuters