Victorian coach David Saker has blasted the addition of WA paceman Nathan Coulter-Nile to the Australian Test squad, labelling it "ridiculous".

Coulter-Nile hasn't played in any of the first four Sheffield Shield matches this season and his last competitive match was on October 17 when the Warriors faced Tasmania in the Matador Cup.

Coulter-Nile should have been given time in the shield. Credit:Getty Images

National selection panel chairman Rod Marsh said Coulter-Nile was ready to make his debut in the first Test against the West Indies in Hobart starting Thursday week, but Saker was surprised by the 28-year-old's selection, to say the least.

"I'm a bit surprised that they've gone for Coulter-Nile seeing he hasn't played. To me that's ridiculous," Saker told SEN on Tuesday.