Coulter-Nile’s campaign in Sri Lanka is over

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Australia seamer Nathan Coulter-Nile will not be available for the rest of the ongoing tour of Sri Lanka after he injured his lower back.

Coulter-Nile, who will return back home to have his injury assessed, had been part of Test and ODI squads, but did not play a single game.

“Nathan had been experiencing a gradual increase in lower back pain which is now preventing him from bowling at match intensity,” Australia’s physiotherapist David Beakley said. “He will now return to Perth for further investigation which will determine the extent of the injury and possible return to play timelines.”

Australia have decided not to bring in anyone else for the last three ODIs, but have opted to call up all-rounder Glenn Maxwell and batsman Chris Lynn for the Twenty20 series.

“Both Chris and Glenn are dynamic players who are both capable of winning a game from their own bat and they also bring that x-factor in the field,” national selector Rod Marsh said.

Australia Twenty20 Squad: David Warner (capt), Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh, Travis Head, Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, Moises Henriques, Peter Nevill (wk), James Faulkner, John Hastings, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Scott Boland.