South Africa left-arm spinner Aaron Phangiso will miss the first two Twenty20 Internationals against Australia this week after his action was found to be illegal by the ICC's testing laboratory. Phangiso will get the chance to win back his place in the squad for the final game of the series next Wednesday and South Africa's World Twenty20 campaign in India, when he is re-tested by the ICC's Panel of Human Movement Specialists Monday. The first assessment revealed that all variations of his deliveries exceeded the 15 degrees level of tolerance permitted under ICC regulations after he was reported in a domestic 50-over semi-final last week. Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed that he will not be considered for the first two Twenty20 matches against Australia Friday and Sunday. The 32-year-old will remain with the squad to work with spin bowling coach Claude Henderson, who will be joined by CSA's high performance manager Vinnie Barnes, to try to remedy his action. Phangiso has played 16 One-Day Internationals and nine T20s for South Africa. McDermott leaving Australia job Australia's bowling coach Craig McDermott will leave after the upcoming World Twenty20 tournament in India, joining batting coach Michael Di Venuto in departing the top-ranked Test nation. McDermott, who took 291 wickets in 71 Tests for Australia, turned down a contract extension so he could concentrate on his outside business interests, Cricket Australia said in a statement Tuesday. "Its been a thrill to have been able to help the players reach their potential, and to see them achieve such feats as the 5-0 Ashes win at home, defeating South Africa in South Africa and winning last year's World Cup," McDermott said. "I'd love nothing more than to finish this stint with victory in the World T20 in India." Australia coach Darren Lehmann said McDermott was a big loss for the team, having helped bring through some of their burgeoning fast bowling talent. Former test and one-day international Greg Blewett will step in as batting coach. Pattinson told to rest Australia pace bowler James Pattinson has suffered a recurrence of shin soreness that kept him on the sidelines for much of January and been ordered to rest for the remainder of the season. The right-arm quick, who missed Australia's domestic Twenty20 competition in January, returned to the international field in the second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch where he impressed with his pace and bristling aggression. Pattinson was not in Australia's squad for its short limited overs tour of South Africa before the World Twenty20 in India, which begins next week. — Agencies
