SYDNEY, April 15: Fast bowler Doug Bollinger will replace the injured Ben Hilfenhaus in Australia’s Test squad for the next month’s tour of West Indies.

Hilfenhaus has suffered a recurrence of a stress fracture in his lower back.

“Obviously this is very disappointing for Ben,” Cricket Australia chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch said on Tuesday. “However, given the amount of cricket facing the Australian side in all forms of the game over the next 18 months, a conservative approach to the management of his back injury is best to ensure he makes a full recovery.

Left-armer Bollinger, 26, suffered a fractured foot in February but has recovered and will undergo a fitness test before taking his place in the tour party.

—Agencies