<p> Senior batsman Mike Hussey has withdrawn from Australia's one-day tour of England and Ireland for family reasons and will be replaced by Peter Forrest, Cricket Australia said today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 37-year-old Hussey, who has made 181 ODI appearances, requested permission to stay home with his family following the premature birth of his fourth child.<br /><br />"Due to our baby being born three months early, it is important for the family for me to be here at this time," he said in a CA statement.<br /><br />"It is always difficult to miss any tour for Australia and I thank CA for their understanding of our family's situation."<br /><br />Forrest played in Australia's recent tour of the West Indies and made a half-century in the fifth ODI.<br /><br />The Australians leave on Thursday for Ireland, where they play one ODI on June 23, before going on to face England in five one-day matches, starting at Lord's on June 29.</p>
<p> Senior batsman Mike Hussey has withdrawn from Australia's one-day tour of England and Ireland for family reasons and will be replaced by Peter Forrest, Cricket Australia said today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 37-year-old Hussey, who has made 181 ODI appearances, requested permission to stay home with his family following the premature birth of his fourth child.<br /><br />"Due to our baby being born three months early, it is important for the family for me to be here at this time," he said in a CA statement.<br /><br />"It is always difficult to miss any tour for Australia and I thank CA for their understanding of our family's situation."<br /><br />Forrest played in Australia's recent tour of the West Indies and made a half-century in the fifth ODI.<br /><br />The Australians leave on Thursday for Ireland, where they play one ODI on June 23, before going on to face England in five one-day matches, starting at Lord's on June 29.</p>