Cameron Green opts to undergo surgery on a stress fracture in his back, with selectors abandoning the Steve Smith experiment, leaving Australia to find a new top-order batter for the Test series against India.

Melbourne: Australia all-rounder Cameron Green was on Monday ruled out of the marquee Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series against India owing to a stress fracture in his spine that will need six months to heal after a surgery.

Australia's Cameron Green will be out of the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy and will be sidelined for a period of 6 months as the all-rounder decided to take up the option of undergoing surgery after scans found a 'unique issue' that was worsening his back injury.

Australia all-rounder Cameron Green will miss the five-Test series against India and the tour of Sri Lanka after going in for surgery on his back.

Cameron Green has been ruled out of Australia's ODI series vs England and Test series vs India due to a back injury.

Australian all-rounder Cameron Green is set to undergo a surgery for back stress fracture and is in doubt for next year's IPL with his potential absence lasting six months. Green will miss the entire Australian summer to get his back right once and for all.

Australia all-rounder Cameron Green will miss the home test series against India and is expected to be sidelined for at least six months after opting to have surgery on a stress fracture in his lumbar spine.

The surgery has ruled Green out of the highly-anticipated Border Gavaskar Trophy against India, beginning on November 22.

Australia all-rounder Cameron Green will miss the home test series against India in a blow for the hosts after opting for surgery on a stress fracture in his lumbar spine.