Back injuries among Australian fast bowlers is nearing epidemic levels, with Queensland teenager Callum Vidler the latest in the list, ruled out of the Australia A white-ball tour of India and the start of the domestic summer with a partial stress fracture.

Fresh off the news that Test captain Pat Cummins has a hot spot and Cricket Australia contracted quick Lance Morris is undergoing back surgery , there had been hopes of accelerating Vidler's progression given the promise he showed in the Sheffield Shield final in March following his performances in Australia's Under-19 World Cup victory last year.

He was set to play in the white-ball portion of Australia A's tour of India later this month and had been preparing by playing three T20 matches in the T20 Max in Queensland for his cl

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