Australia spinner Ashton Agar released from Test squad

With the visitors having lost the first two Tests of the four-match series, the 29-year-old left-arm spinner is the latest Australian to return home midway into the tour."(Agar) has worked incredibly hard, he's done his absolute best to support the team. We acknowledge all work he's done, he's worked his backside off," Dodemaide said."In the first Test (in Nagpur) it was a very close call (between Murphy, Agar and Swepson) as to what spin structure we went with. The question mark of whether the two off-spinners could go together," said the selector on tour.

"We had Matthew Kuhnemann coming in for the second Test – again a very close call with that. We just decided that Matthew's style would be suited to the conditions there."Agar has returned home without playing any match as off-spinner Todd Murphy was selected ahead of him for the first Test in Nagpur. In the second Test, even though Australia opted for three spinners, Agar was again left out, with fellow left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann making his debut.The third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy begins in Indore on March 1. The final match will be played in Ahmedabad from March 9.Opening batter David Warner and fast bowler Josh Hazlewood have already returned home after being ruled out with injuries.Agar is set to play in WA's next Sheffield Shield game on March 2 and the 50-over Marsh Cup final on March 8.Leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson, who went back home prior to the second Test in Delhi for the birth of his child, and skipper Pat Cummins, who returned home for family reasons, are scheduled to join the touring squad ahead of the Indore game.Agar has played just five Tests since making his debut in 2013 and he has become a top international limited-overs bowler in