Hopes, Hogg back for Perth

Australian all-rounder James Hopes and spinner Brad Hogg will return for Australia's one-day clash against Sri Lanka at the WACA Ground, with paceman Stuart Clark and Brad Haddin forced to make way.

Captain Ricky Ponting said the introduction of Hopes, who has recovered from a hamstring injury, and Hogg on a hard and flat WACA wicket would add crucial variability as Australia looks to rebound from last Sunday's five-wicket loss to India.

"I had a look at the wicket out there and it looks hard and very flat so I think some change of pace with those guys coming into the side will help us out," Ponting said.

"I'll probably use the other part-timers as well otherwise the quicks out there will be the easiest bowlers to face."

Clark is the unlucky omission after bowling superbly against the Indians.

The 32-year-old paceman snared 1-26 from his 10 overs and was also unfortunate not to claim the scalp of Sachin Tendulkar.

Ponting admitted it was a tough decision to omit Clark but said Hopes deserved to slot straight back into the XI.

"Hopes deserves his position in the side," he said.

"He's done very well in most games that he's played in the last six or eight months. Having him back fit and in the side gives us really good balance. That all-rounder position in any team is really important."

The match will be Gilchrist's final international at the WACA Ground and Ponting said the team would look to send him out on a good note.

"It's a big motivation for us as the series goes on," he said of the retiring wicketkeeper.

"We were disappointed by the way we played in Melbourne the other night so we want to make sure we do the right thing by GIlly as a team and hopefully we can win enough games to make it through to the finals and send him off appropriately."

"When I was batting with him down in Sydney in the second game against Sri Lanka, in the middle of one of the overs we came down the wicket and had a bit of a chat to each other and he looked at me and said: 'geez, I'm going to miss this, I'm going to miss being out here with you and I'm going to miss all the good times we've had out on the field', so it is starting to hit him that it's all coming to an end."

India leads the Commonwealth Bank Series table on eight points, with Australia (seven points) and Sri Lanka (six points) nipping at its heels.