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.

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 undertake surgery for a stress fracture in his lumbar spine, ruling him out of the five-test home series against India, a team spokesperson said on Monday."Recovery time is anticipated to be around six months.

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.

Australian Test selectors have a decision to make after confirmation superstar all-rounder Cameron Green requires back surgery to address a “unique defect” in his back and will be sidelined for up to six months.

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Australia all-rounder Cameron Green will undergo a surgery for a stress fracture in his lower spine which will rule him out for six months, including the marquee Border Gavaskar Trophy against India.

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 allrounder Cameron Green will undergo lower spine surgery and looks set to miss at least six months of cricket after being diagnosed with his fifth stress fracture in his lower back. After lengthy consultations with Cricket Australia medical staff over the past two weeks following the initial injury in the UK on September 24,

Star allrounder Cameron Green has opted to undergo surgery on a stress fracture in his back so will miss Australia's five-Test series against India.

In what is bad news for the Australian cricket team, Cameron Green is set to miss the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The all-rounder will undergo lower spine surgery and will miss at least six months of cricket.