Bird latest quick on Ashes injury list

Australia fast bowler Jackson Bird's push for a Magellan Ashes berth has hit a bump after the Test quick was ruled out of the JLT One-Day Cup with an untimely injury.

Bird has suffered a left hamstring injury after sending down 20 overs in Tasmania's first two matches of the 50-over tournament in Perth and will fly back to Hobart.

"Jackson was able to play in Tasmania’s first match against New South Wales, but he reported an increase in tightness following yesterday’s match against Victoria," Tasmania physiotherapist Stewart Williamson said.

"He’ll now return to Hobart to undergo rehabilitation and is expected to be available for the opening round of the JLT Sheffield Shield commencing on October 26."

Cricket Tasmania said a replacement player would be named in due course. The Tigers have lost their opening two matches of the JLT Cup at the WACA, with Bird picking 2-62 against NSW and 1-49 against Victoria.

The loss of the right-armer is a major blow and Tasmania will sweat on the availability of new recruit Matthew Wade and allrounder James Faulkner after their return from Australia's one-day international series in India, which concluded this week.

They are also missing wicketkeeper Tim Paine, who has replaced Wade for the three-match T20 leg of the India tour.

The news of Bird's injury comes a day after fellow quick James Pattinson was ruled out of the Ashes.

Pattinson will take an indefinite break from cricket after re-aggravating a lower back stress fracture that ruled him out of Australia’s recent tour to Bangladesh.

Bird, who's played eight Tests since making his debut in the 2013 Ashes in England, has spent much of the past 18 months mixing drinks for the Test side.

The tall seamer has been picked for seven overseas Test tours but only played on two of them, while he's also never played in the first Test of a home summer.

"It's great being around the Australian team and I love every minute of being around the Australian team, but it's frustrating being 12th man," Bird told cricket.com.au last month.

"I think I've done about 20 Test matches as 12th man now. In that respect, it's frustrating not being able to play.

"(But) there's not much you can do about that sort of stuff. I understand the selections and that's how it works. I could be in a worse situation."

After playing three matches in the Baggy Green last summer to take his career wicket tally to 34 from eight matches, Bird was again overlooked on Australia's Qantas Tour of Bangladesh despite Josh Hazlewood going down with a side strain mid-series.

A last-minute call up for spinner Stephen O'Keefe was the latest setback in what's become a mentally taxing trend for the Sydney-born speedster, but Bird said he's cleared the air with national selectors.

"I was pretty disappointed," he admitted.

"The first Test, the wicket was diabolical really with the spin (on offer). We thought that's what we were going to get in the second Test so I fully understand why they wanted an extra spin bowler.

"I was pretty vocal with the selectors in the lead-up in terms of trying to find out what they were thinking.

"During the game, they ask you if you need to talk about anything and … I spoke to the selectors with 'Boof' (Lehmann) and had my say, and what I thought about it.

"It was a good constructive conversation about where I stood and I'm quite happy knowing where I stand with the selectors. So there's no issues there."