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Fast bowler Joe Mennie is almost certain to make his Test debut in Hobart after Peter Siddle was ruled out due to a back injury.Australias selectors have also called on Jackson Bird as cover for the bowling unit but he is not officially part of the squad, which means Mennie is set to join Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc in the pace attack for the second Test against South Africa, starting on Saturday. Mennie was named 12th man for the WACA Test and was then released to play a Sheffield Shield match for South Australia.Siddle was preferred in Perth, where he was making his return to international cricket following a lay-off due to a stress fracture of the back, diagnosed following Australias Test tour of New Zealand earlier this year. Australias medical staff are hopeful that Siddle will recover quickly, but have taken a cautious approach due to his recent history.Peter Siddle had some lower back soreness at the conclusion of the first Test match in Perth, Australias team physio David Beakley said. Whilst we expect bowlers to be sore after Test matches, this was slightly worse than we expected and given that he was returning from a significant back injury, we organised some scans today.The scans demonstrated some low grade bone oedema around his old stress fracture that is likely to be a flare-up of his previous lower back injury. We are hopeful that this will resolve relatively quickly, but have withdrawn him from the squad for the second Test match in Hobart. We will monitor his recovery and have a better idea of when he will return to play in the next week or so.Siddles injury is yet another consequence to be drawn from Australias horrid batting collapse on day two of the WACA Test, sending Australias bowlers - Siddle and Starc with limited preparations - back into the field only 24 hours after they had bowled the Proteas out on day one. The coach Darren Lehmann said back-to-back Tests would stretch his men physically after they were made to work hard by JP Duminy and Dean Elgar in particular.They have bowled four days in a row, Lehmann said. They are pretty sore as I would imagine the South African boys would be, the two bowlers that bowled the whole game for them. All bowlers are going to be pretty sore and tight. Well just have to see how they pull up and make a call from there. They will have the same issues.Its a short turn-around. Thats the nature of cricket in Australia, back-to-back Test matches early on. The good thing, I thought we batted a lot better in the second innings. The disappointing thing is we were off to flyer, obviously 0 for 158, and we lost 10 for 86. Thats the thing that hurts you in a game, as you know. If we had the discipline and that in the first innings that we showed probably yesterday and today, we would have made a better score and a better fist of it in the first innings and had a lead.Thats the challenge, isnt it? First innings, they made us pay in the second, Duminy and Elgar batted really well. I thought our bowlers worked hard the whole game and then coming in, if we had batters in in the last session today, well, you never know, do you? We just lost batters at the wrong time.Asked about Australias limited preparation, one Sheffield Shield match, and moving the first Test of summer from Brisbane to Perth, Lehmann said his hands were tied: Cant do anything about it. Love to, but we cant.The selectors had already added Callum Ferguson and Joe Burns to the Test squad to replace the injured Shaun Marsh (broken finger) and also provide cover for Adam Voges (hamstring). Lehmann confirmed both batsmen would be under consideration even if Voges is passed fit, placing further pressure on the underperforming Mitchell Marsh.We have known about the broken finger for about three days, which has been very good from our boys not to get out to you guys, Lehmann said. We have known the squad is going to be changed in the last three days. I would say every spot is under pressure. Thats the nature of the beast if you dont have success. I thought he batted quite well and was a bit unlucky with the decision, but that is part of the game as well.Lehmann acknowledged that the national team were under a rare level of pressure, as four consecutive Test match losses have historically led to a change of the Australian captain or coach. [Well] Try to clear their minds, he said of the players. But everyone has pressure. Everyone has pressure when not playing well. But also as a player you always have pressure to perform at international level.If you have a few bad performances, there is always someone waiting in the wings. And thats been the case for 100 years, thats not going to change I wouldnt think. We try and pick and stick where we possibly can and encourage the guys and we get in trouble when we dont pick and stick, we get in trouble when do pick and stick with you guys. So then when we add someone, it all changes.So, there is pressure on players day in, day out for your country and thats part and parcel of whether you are playing for South Africa or Australia. Cory Gearrin Jersey . While hell be dialed in to that tournament on a course he loves, you can forgive him if his eyes glance down the calendar just a bit, towards April. Jonathan Holder Jersey . And when it opened, every player was at his stall. 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It was the Marlins fifth loss in a row and their 10th in 11 games, a slide that has knocked Miami (68-71) -- at least for the moment -- out of serious contention for an NL wild-card playoff consideration.Earlier Tuesday, the Marlins activated right fielder Giancarlo Stanton (groin) and first baseman Justin Bour (ankle) from the disabled list.Initially, they will be used as pinch hitters, giving the Marlins a super strong bench.Asked about Stanton, Marlins manager Don Mattingly said he wasnt sure what to expect.Are we going to see him in the field playing nine innings or are we going to have him coming off the bench for an at-bat? Mattingly said. Hopefully, he makes it all the way back to where we do see him on the field.In addition to Stanton and Bour, a third middle-of-the-order Marlins slugger, center fielder Marcell Ozuna, could be back by Wednesdays series finale against the Philadelphia Phillies.Since rosters can expand to up to 40 players after Sept. 1, Mattingly could have those three plus speedy pinch runner Yefri Perez on his bench. Others on his bench on Tuesday included Ichiro Suzuki and Derek Dietrich joining Bour on the left side, and switch-hitter Tomas Telis.From the right side, Ozuna would join Chris Johnson, Robert Andino and Jeff Mathis.It sure makes my (lineup) card look better, Mattingly said.That bench played a role in a Marlins comeback Tuesday night that ultimately fell short but was still dangerous. 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He is a free agent after this season, and he actually said that will be a factor in him possibly leaving Miami.For his part, Mattingly admitted that the policy doesnt make us better or more disciplined, but its just who we want to be as an organization.Yet, while beards are banned, tattoos, for example are tolerated. The Marlins have no problems drafting or signing a player with a tattoo, but beards for reasons they cant logically explain are not part of what the organizational concept.The irony of all this is that the way Cashner has pitched, the Marlins may not want him back -- beard or not.On the other side Wednesday night, the Phillies will start right-hander Jeremy Hellickson. He is 2-0 with a 2.13 ERA in four starts against Miami this season.Overall this season, he is 10-8 with a 3.88 ERA. He is on pace to record his lowest ERA since 2012, when he was at 3.10. He is also on pace for 32 starts, which will be one more than his previous career high, set in 2012 and 2013 with the Tampa Bay Rays. ' ' '