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Bolter ... Jackson Bird could make his Test debut on Boxing Day. Source: Julian Smith / News Limited
Jackson Bird is on course to make a shock debut in the Boxing Day Test as Cricket Australia prepares to step up its rotation policy.
Mitchell Starc's heavy workload will see him rested for one of the next two Tests, with the tall left-armer expected to miss Melbourne and play his first home Test in Sydney.
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This means that Bird, a Sydney boy who moved to Tasmania, will become the seventh fast bowler used by Australia this summer.
Only attack leader Peter Siddle is expected to survive from the first Test against Sri Lanka in Hobart, which Australia won in the final hour last Tuesday.
This is despite Starc taking 14 wickets in the past two Tests.
Mitchell Johnson, who was 12th man in Hobart, will be recalled for the second Test at the MCG but Bird, 26, a right arm swing bowler, is expected to take the new ball with Siddle.
Starc was 12th man for the first two Tests against South Africa before playing the last Test in Perth and then in Hobart, where opening bowler Ben Hilfehaus broke down during the first innings.
This left Starc, just 22 and a veteran of only six Tests, shouldering extra responsibility.
He bowled 44.5 overs in Perth and then 52.2 overs in Hobart, pushing him into dangerous territory, particularly for such a young and inexperienced bowler.
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Starc has done remarkably well to stay on the park given he played county cricket with Yorkshire followed by one-day and Twenty20 tournaments against Pakistan in the UAE before the World Twenty20 and Champions League leading into this season.
Bird gets his chance as the leading wicket-taker in the Sheffield Shield with 27 wickets at 21.
He received the call-up as a replacement for Hilfenhaus. This followed James Pattinson and John Hastings breaking down in the previous series against South Africa.
Also out with injuries are Pat Cummins, Ryan Harris, Josh Hazlewood and Trent Copeland.
In a remarkable statistic, Bird is one of eight players in the 13-man squad produced by NSW but is amongst five who are now playing interstate along with Ed Cowan (Tasmania), Phil Hughes (South Australia), Nathan Lyon (South Australia) and Usman Khawaja (Queensland).
Khawaja is on standby for captain Michael Clarke, who believes he will overcome a minor hamstring strain in time to play on Boxing Day.
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Formerly a Manly boy, Bird moved to Tasmania at the beginning of last season and instantly made an impact.
He claimed 53 wickets at 16 in just eight matches to be named the Sheffield Shield player of the year.
There has been criticism that he has taken most of his wickets on a seamer-friendly Hobart pitch, where there have been a string of low scores.
However this is not the case. Bird has 80 career Shield wickets at an average of just 18 but 38 of those have come outside Tasmania at just 19 apiece.
Significantly, his most productive ground away from Hobart has been the MCG, where Bird has claimed 14 wickets in two matches at an average of just 12, including a career-best 5-35.
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