Australia all-rounder Andrew McDonald flew home Friday from the team's Ashes tour of England to be present for the birth of his first child, a team spokesman said. McDonald, 28, who has played four test matches for Australia, had not featured in any of the tests in the series. His last match was against South Africa at Cape Town in March. Medium-pace bowler and middle-order batsman McDonald is expected to return to England on Thursday, in time for Australia's final warm-up game against Kent on Aug. 15. Australia faces England in the fifth and final Ashes test on Aug. 20. 