Canberra, Sept. 8 -- Back injuries continue to haunt Australia as it stands on the verge of becoming an epidemic among fast bowlers, with Queensland teenager Callum Vidler becoming the latest to join the list, which has ruled them out of Australia A white-ball tour of India and the start of the domestic summer due to a partial stress fracture, according to ESPNcricinfo.

After the Australia ODI and Test, captain Pat Cummins developed a lumbar bone stress in his lower back, and Lance Morris is undergoing back surgery; there were speculations about fast-tracking Vidler. He was in contention to play in the white-ball part of Australia A's tour of India later this month.

He was bolstering his preparations by playing three T20 matches in the ...