Cameron Green was on Monday ruled out of Australia's five-Test series against India beginning next month, with the star all-rounder to undergo surgery on his spine this week. The 25-year-old, who has a history of stress fractures, complained of back pain during Australia's one-day tour of England in September and was immediately sent home.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Whilst spine stress fractures are not unusual in pace bowlers, Cam has a unique defect in an adjacent area to the fracture that is believed to be contributing to the injury," Cricket Australia said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"After thorough consultation it was determined Cameron would benefit from the surgery to stabilise the defect and reduce the risk of future recurrence."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The governing body said his recovery time was anticipated to be around six months.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"The decision to proceed to surgery is with Cameron's long-term future as an all-rounder in mind," it added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The surgery will rule him out of the India series which starts in Perth on November 22 before moving to Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It would also put him out of February's Test tour of Sri Lanka and the ICC Champions Trophy tournament.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
His absence leaves a sizable hole to fill, given he is Australia's clear fifth bowling option in support of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon.<\/p>\r\n\r\n