Phil Hughes celebrates belated Test call-up for South African tour plus ticket into IPL auction Phil Hughes opens the face of his bat and slashes at a ball while playing for the Strikers in the BBL Source: Getty Images THE worm has turned turned for Phil Hughes with a belated South Africa Test call-up and lucrative ticket to the Indian Premier League materialising within 24 hours. Hughes, 25, had been in Adelaide on standby with bags packed - seconded by selectors to South Africa as batsman Shaun Marsh's replacement. Australia batsman Shaun Marsh was ruled out of the tour to South Africa because of a torn calf muscle and has been replaced by Phil Hughes. South Australian cricket officials confirmed Hughes withdrew from a charity Twenty20 match in Launceston organised in support of the Ricky Ponting Foundation. Having been a stunning omission from Australia's original 15-man Test squad, the left-hander will leave direct to South Africa from Adelaide. National Selector John Inverarity said: "As Shaun Marsh's calf injury has not improved as much as required over the past four days he has been withdrawn from the Test Squad for the Tour of South Africa. Hughes sways out of the way of a short ball from Mohammad Sami in a Test against Pakistan last year. Phillip Hughes had been placed on standby and now comes into the Test Squad as a replacement for Shaun. Phillip will head to South Africa as soon as possible. Former national selector, now SA cricket director, Jamie Cox said Hughes' case for inclusion was compelling with a first-class average of 61 this season and back to back centuries against the Proteas in Durban during 2009. If this is back to where it all began for him, it's a nice synergy. He has form in that part of the world," said Cox of 26-Test batsman Hughes. Hughes celebrates 50 against the Proteas in 2011. He is very valuable. Once he figures that out at Test level I have no doubt he will be a fantastic player. Gifted but injury-plagued Marsh had to prove his fitness on Thursday to front for Australia's primary tour match against a South African invitational XI in Potchefstroom next Wednesday to board a plane for the Rainbow Nation. Michael Clarke's unit departed for South Africa on Wednesday without 30-year-old Marsh. The luckless left-hander was destined to make way for Hughes in the three-Test series starting February 12 at Centurion given the rehabilitation required. Marsh hurt his calf while fielding in the 50-over win against England at Adelaide Oval on Australia Day and was in Perth on Thursday still receiving treatment on the torn calf. Hamstring, back and knee injuries have restricted Marsh to seven Tests since 2011 and 45 one-day games in five years. Allrounder James Faulkner has also been replaced by Moises Henriques for the Test segment against the Proteas. Tasmanian Faulkner required surgery to clean out the knee he hurt while batting in the final one-day clash against England in Adelaide. Jackson Bird was Australia's only other injury concern but the fringe seamer has recovered from the back injury he jarred fronting for Big Bash League side Melbourne Stars against Hobart Hurricanes on January 21. News Corp journalist Ben Dorries joins Fox Sports News to discuss Phil Hughes replacing the injured Shaun Marsh on Australia's tour of South Africa. Hughes, attracting a base auction price of $182,000, was included on Thursday on an international "capped" player list for the February 12 IPL auction along with Adelaide Strikers teammates Callum Ferguson, Kane Richardson ($182, 000), Shaun Tait ($182,000) and Englishman Alex Hales. Strikers Big Bash discard and former Pune Warriors batsman Ferguson could make a rousing return to the IPL despite being surprisingly axed three games into the Strikers' BBL campaign. Richardson was forced to renominate after the Pune franchise - which bid $700,000 for his services last year - was barred from IPL 2014.