Pietersen had a scan on Saturday which revealed he has a left calf strain, and will not take the field as England look to go 2-0 up in the series at Lords.
Gooch said: "Kevin has got a small strain in his calf and there's a doubt over his selection for the next Test.
"James Taylor's having a good year. The selectors will look at the options."
Nottinghamshire's James Taylor could replace Kevin Pietersen for the third Ashes Test at Old Trafford Nottinghamshire's Taylor, 23, played two Tests against South Africa last year, scoring 48 runs in three innings.
This season he has scored 824 runs in 15 Championship innings at an average of 58, with two centuries and four fifties, and a best of 204 not out against Sussex in June.
Gooch told the BBC's Test Match Special: "They also have to look at the conditions at Old Trafford. Once you decide what the pitch is like you decide who the replacement will be."
Pietersen suffered the injury while fielding in Australia's first innings on Friday and looked uncomfortable when he went out to bat later in the day.
He made only five runs before reaching away from his body and hitting bowler Peter Siddle to point.
It is only Pietersen's second Test since recovering from a knee problem that forced him to return early from the New Zealand tour in March.
The third Test at Old Trafford begins on 1 August and Nick Compton could be recalled to the squad if Pietersen is not fit to play.
The Somerset opener, 30, scored back-to-back fifties in the warm-up games against the tourists after being dropped from the Test side following a poor series at home to the Kiwis.
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