Pattinson and Gannon are teammates in the Big Bash League with Brisbane Heat and multiple sources indicated Gannon and the Queensland players did not want Pattinson to be suspended over the incident. Pattinson and Gannon were also previously teammates with Melbourne Renegades. A CA spokesman said on Monday Pattinson had left the Australian camp in Brisbane and would spend time with his family before resuming training in Melbourne and linking up with the national side in Adelaide before the second Test, starting on November 29. Pattinson pleaded guilty to a level two offence under Article 2.13 of the CA code of conduct. The code of conduct states that level two offences under article 2.13 is intended to cover "language of a personal, insulting, obscene and/or offensive nature." "When considering the seriousness of the breach, the following factors (without limitation) shall be considered: (a) whether such language was excessive and/or orchestrated; (b) whether the person at whom the language was directed (ie whether they were a player, player support personnel or another

person," the code says.

Loading Replay Replay video Play video Play video It was the fast bowler's third code of conduct breach in 18 months and the two suspension points he received left him banned for the first Test starting at the Gabba on Thursday. "I made a mistake in the heat of the moment," Pattinson said. "Straight away I realised I was in the wrong, and I apologised immediately, both to the opponent and to the umpires. "I have done the wrong thing and accept the penalty. I'm gutted to miss a Test match, but the standards are there for a reason and the fault is mine." Australia captain Tim Paine said Pattinson's behaviour did not reflect the national team's standards.

"It's unfortunate, it doesn't sit certainly with our values what James has done, he knows that and understands that and he'll learn from it. Missing a Test match potentially is a hard thing to deal with, but he'll learn from that and come back better," Paine said on Sunday. "I don't know the exact details of the situation, there's been hearings and it's been dealt with by the appropriate people. James understands he's let himself down, he's let our group down and we expect him to bounce back." Loading Pattinson wasn't expecting to play the first Test at the Gabba, having said last Thursday that he anticipated Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood would take the three frontline quick spots in the XI. However, it was the second time he had been suspended for a Test match, having been one of four players stood down for a match against India in Mohali in 2013 in the homework scandal. CA head of integrity and security Sean Carroll said: "We have a duty to uphold the highest standards of behaviour and the action taken in this matter demonstrates that. On this occasion, James acknowledges he fell short of that expectation."