Australian quick James Pattinson has been ruled out for the remainder of the Test series against India due to a left foot injury.

Pattinson reported pain in his foot during India's second innings of Australia's innings and 86-run win at the SCG.

The 21-year-old was taken for X-rays and scans shortly after the conclusion of the second Test today where he was cleared of stress fractures but it was revealed he had developed the early stage of stress-related bone trauma on a metatarsal.

Chairman of selectors, John Inverarity, said the Victorian right-armer, who has taken 25 wickets since making his Test debut against New Zealand in Brisbane, would probably have been rested for the Perth Test regardless of his injury status.

Pattinson becomes the second young quick to fall foul of a foot injury, with NSW teenager Patrick Cummins ruled out of the entire summer after injuring his heel in his stunning Test debut against South Africa in Johannesburg.