Australia allrounder Marcus Stoinis has been ruled out of Australia's three-match T20I series against New Zealand due to a back problem. In his absence, Aaron Hardie has been called up to the squad.
Stoinis sustained a back strain during warm-up before the second T20I against the West Indies in Adelaide last Sunday but still managed to participate in the match. Despite his injury, he contributed with both bat and ball, scoring 16 runs off 15 balls and taking 3 wickets for 36 runs.
