Lance Morris opts to undergo back surgery that will put him out of cricketing action for at least 12 months.
Lance Morris ruled out for up to 12 months after opting for back surgery.
Australia rapidly After choosing to have the same surgery that Cameron Green had last year after suffering another stress fracture in his lower back, Lance Morris will be sidelined for the entire 2025–26 season and is anticipated to be out of commission for a full year.
After being ruled out of the ODI series against South Africa, centrally contracted Morris, 27, will have pars stabilisation surgery in Christchurch to treat an ongoing lumbar bone stress problem, Cricket Australia revealed on Sunday. Additionally, he was scheduled to play in the four-day Australia A tour of India.
Morris will follow Green’s course from last October after extensive talks with the surgeons, CA medical staff, and Morris. New Zealand quicks, India’s Jasprit Bumrah, and fellow Australian Ben Dwarshuis In order to fix the stress fracture and stop it from happening again, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, and numerous other people have undergone the same treatment, which involves fusing a titanium cable and screws into their lower back.
“I feel this is the most logical way to realise my full potential and return to my very best cricket for the Scorchers, Western Australia and Australia long into the future,” Morris said. “I also take great confidence in others who have undergone similar procedures and returned to their best. I plan to work hard through my recovery and return when the time is right.”
Surgeons Rowan Schouten and Grahame Inglis, who are based in New Zealand, have performed the procedure on fast bowlers for twenty years with an incredible success rate in getting them back to play.
For Morris, who has had a very tough run with injuries, it is a huge stride. He hasn’t been able to play more than three first-class games uninterrupted since making his Test debut at the beginning of the 2022–2023 summer, when he grabbed 26 wickets in four Sheffield Shield matches while bowling at speeds over 150 kph.
Before a brutal stretch of international cricket from October 2026 to November 2028, which includes three away Test matches against South Africa, four home matches against New Zealand, five away matches against India, a home match against England to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Test cricket and a potential World Test Championship final, five away matches against England, and an ODI World Cup in South Africa, Australia is eager for Morris to be healthy and playing.