Blow ... Shane Watson has picked up a calf injury and is out for the third Test. Source: William West / AFP
Shane Watson has suffered another calf strain and is expected to be ruled out of the third and final Test against Sri Lanka in Sydney.
The injury-plagued vice-captain suffered the latest injury while bowling in Australia's first innings on Boxing Day at the MCG, but batted with the problem on Thursday, making 83, his highest score in more than a year.
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Watson is not expected to bowl in Sri Lanka's second innings. He managed only three overs on the first day of the second Test and did not bowl after lunch.
"Shane sustained a left calf injury while bowling on day one,'' Cricket Australia physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said. "He was able to get though the batting innings today and is likely to field on day three.
"Whether he bowls in the second innings will be determined closer to the bowling innings.
"A decision on his availability for the New Year Test will be made after the completion of the current match.''
Watson's likely replacement in Sydney would be Usman Khawaja, who was on standby for Michael Clarke in Melbourne when the captain suffered a hamstring strain and was forced to retire hurt in Hobart.
While Watson, 31, is an all-rounder the selectors consider him a top-order batsman first and foremost.
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Rob Quiney replaced Watson for the first two Tests against South Africa at No.3 when a calf strain also kept him out of the team.
Terribly unlucky with ongoing injuries, Watson missed the whole of the last Test summer with hamstring and then calf problems.
He was left vulnerable to injury in this match after being forced to bowl more during the first Test in Hobart than at any stage in his first-class career after Ben Hilfenhaus broke down with a side strain.
Watson delivered 20.4 overs in the first innings and followed it up with 27 in the second innings.
He has managed just 11 of a possible 19 matches since Clarke was officially appointed captain and only 38 of a possible 88 since his debut at the SCG in January 2005.
The dual Allan Border Medallist and brilliant short-form player has underachieved at Test level, scoring 2481 runs at 37 and taking 62 wickets at 30.
Watson was the player of the tournament during the World Twenty in Sri Lanka during September.
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