<p>A team official said it had been decided that Aamer would not be picked for the second Test in a bid to save him from a possible injury.<br /><br />Aamer had serious stiffness around his hamstring muscles after the first Test in Melbourne. The 17-year-old picked up five wickets in the second innings in a match Pakistan lost by 170 runs. With Aamer out, both pacers Umar Gul and Mohammad Sami will be returning to the line-up for the SCG Test.<br /><br />Leg-spinner Danish Kaneria will also be back in the side after missing the Melbourne Test because of an injured finger.<br /><br />Pakistan will be hoping for Kaneria to strike form on the SCG track that has traditionally supported spinners.<br /><br />Katich doubtful<br /><br />Australia, meanwhile, brought in opening batsman Phillip Hughes as cover for the injured Simon Katich. “Hughes is flying from Melbourne to Sydney today to join up with the Australian squad,” a Cricket Australia release said. Australian physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said Katich was recovering but still had difficulty in batting.<br /><br />“Simon Katich sustained a similar injury to Ricky Ponting when he was struck on the right elbow during the second innings of the first Test,” he said.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Australian captain Ponting warned his side against underestimating the unpredictable Pakistanis. <br /><br />“Teams are probably at their most dangerous when they’ve come off a heavy loss like last week,” Ponting said of Pakistan’s 170-run loss at the MCG. “The challenge for us is to not get carried away with what we’ve done.”<br /></p>
<p>A team official said it had been decided that Aamer would not be picked for the second Test in a bid to save him from a possible injury.<br /><br />Aamer had serious stiffness around his hamstring muscles after the first Test in Melbourne. The 17-year-old picked up five wickets in the second innings in a match Pakistan lost by 170 runs. With Aamer out, both pacers Umar Gul and Mohammad Sami will be returning to the line-up for the SCG Test.<br /><br />Leg-spinner Danish Kaneria will also be back in the side after missing the Melbourne Test because of an injured finger.<br /><br />Pakistan will be hoping for Kaneria to strike form on the SCG track that has traditionally supported spinners.<br /><br />Katich doubtful<br /><br />Australia, meanwhile, brought in opening batsman Phillip Hughes as cover for the injured Simon Katich. “Hughes is flying from Melbourne to Sydney today to join up with the Australian squad,” a Cricket Australia release said. Australian physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said Katich was recovering but still had difficulty in batting.<br /><br />“Simon Katich sustained a similar injury to Ricky Ponting when he was struck on the right elbow during the second innings of the first Test,” he said.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Australian captain Ponting warned his side against underestimating the unpredictable Pakistanis. <br /><br />“Teams are probably at their most dangerous when they’ve come off a heavy loss like last week,” Ponting said of Pakistan’s 170-run loss at the MCG. “The challenge for us is to not get carried away with what we’ve done.”<br /></p>