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SYDNEY, Monday (Reuters) - Australia vice-captain Adam Gilchrist is to miss Australia's triangular series limited overs match against New Zealand in Sydney on Thursday because of family reasons.

"After the recent birth of my son Harrison I was extremely keen to spend some time with him and (wife) Mel and I'm grateful for the chance to do just that in the midst of a busy schedule," Gilchrist said on Monday.

The withdrawal of the wicketkeeper-batsman places further pressure on the home side after their poor start to the series, losing to New Zealand by 23 runs on Friday night and to South Africa by four wickets on Sunday.

Western Australia wicketkeeper Ryan Campbell will replace Gilchrist in Thursday's match.

"When I got the call for Australia A you could have knocked me down with a feather but this is just amazing," Campbell said.

The Australian Cricket Board said they hoped Gilchrist would be available for Sunday's match against South Africa in Brisbane. 

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