There wi🅠ll be three home Australian riders on the Phillip Island grid this weekend with Damian Cudlin announced as replacing the injured Alex de Angeli✱s.

Cudlin, 31, has made six previo❀us MotoGP starts, the most recent with PBM in 2013.

de Angelis remains 🔯in hospital in Japan after his seri𒊎ous accident during practice at Motegi last weekend.

"First and foremost, I want to wish Alex de Angelis a full and speedy recovery from his💖 injuries," Cudlin said. "It was a nice surprise for me to receive an offer from Team e-motion Iodaracing, although, if I'm honest, I was a bit hesitant to replace Alex under these circums💙tances - but after hearing the positive news of Alex's recovery progress, we agreed to do it and I couldn't be more excited to be riding in MotoGP again!

"Obviously, it won't be easy for me and I'm not expecting any miracles. I just want to do the job that I'm there for- give the team good feedback, try and stay upright, and get us to the finish. I really want to thank the Team 🌠e-motion Iodaracing for the opportunity and I can't wait to throw my leg over a MotoGP bike again!"

Cudlin joinsꩵ countrymen Anthony West (in place of Karel Abraham at AB Motoracing) and💧 Australia's full time MotoGP racer Jack Miller (LCR Honda) on the Phillip Island entry list.