Australia paceman Nathan Coulter-Nile has a bone stress injury
Monday 29 August 2016 07:42, UK
Cricket Australia has revealed fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile will be out of action for a considerable period due to a back injury.
The 28-year-old paceman has been diagnosed with a bone stress injury in his lower back and will require a "lengthy rehabilitation period".
Coulter-Nile was sent back from Sri Lanka due to the problem, ruling him out of part of the one-day international series and the two Twenty20 matches.
"After returning to Australia, Nathan underwent an MRI scan which has unfortunately revealed a lumbar bone stress injury in his lower back," Cricket Australia physiotherapist David Beakley said.
"He will now enter a lengthy rehabilitation period and his return to play will be determined in due course."
After their tour of Sri Lanka, Australia travel to South Africa for a limited-overs series before they host the Proteas at the start of a packed home schedule.
