SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins will miss most of the rest of the season with a back injury, Cricket Australia said yesterday.
The 19-year-old is one of the most exciting talents in Australian cricket and it had been hoped that he might be in contention for selection for the third test against South Africa later this month. “Pat Cummins returned from Champions League Twenty20 duties with the Sydney Sixers with some back soreness,” team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said in a news release. “Because of his age and past history we decided to investigate the source of the pain and unfortunately he has an early stage stress fracture of his spine, confirmed by scans today. “Pat had a spine bone stress injury a few years ago but the current injury is new and in an entirely different part of the spine.
