Australia all-rounder James Faulkner ruled himself out of Saturday's Cricket World Cup clash against Bangladesh.
A side strain had forced Faulkner out of his team's meeting with England in Melbourne, where they won by 111 runs, with hopes he would return a week later.
But the 24-year-old told a media conference on Monday that he was no hope of lining up in the Pool A clash.
"No chance of Bangladesh, I can tell you that," Faulkner said.
Faulkner had started batting ahead of the clash against England, with coach Darren Lehmann even suggesting he could play as a special batsman.
Asked when he would resume bowling, Faulkner said it would be in the coming days.
"I think the plan is at some stage in the next week," he said.
"I'm sure it's going to be baby steps for a few steps and then ramp it up from there depending on how it reacts.
"Everyone's a little bit unsure but hopefully the rehab I've done with the medical staff has kept me in good shape for what's to come."
Australia captain Michael Clarke, who is set to be fit for the Bangladesh clash, had been set a February 21 deadline to return from his hamstring injury.
But Faulkner said he was yet to be set a date by which he needed to return.
"I haven't been given any deadline as of yet. Not sure what their plan is with that," he said.
"I'll just do as I'm told with the medical staff and concentrate on that at the moment."
Faulkner refused to buy into selection talk, with out-of-form batsman Shane Watson under pressure to keep his spot when the left-armer returns.