The 26-year-old has been troubled by a bulging disc in his neck for some time and was using medication to control the pain. "He'll have a couple of weeks of no cricket ... he's got to calm down the neck because it's quite aggravated. "He'll start his rehab now and he won't be doing too much strenuous stuff before he hopefully gets back for the Sri Lankan series." Australia host Sri Lanka for three Twenty20 internationals in late February after travelling to New Zealand for the three return matches in the Chappell-Hadlee one-day series. Lehmann added that Peter Handscomb, who has impressed as a test batsman since making his debut in November, would make his ODI debut against Pakistan on Thursday.

Source: India Today January 18, 2017 06:26 UTC