US EditionAustralian Quick Morris Out for 12 Months with Back Injury
Lance Morris will undergo pars stabilisation surgery in Christchurch for a lumbar bone stress injury, sidelining him for 12 months and the entire 2025/26 Australian cricket season.
- Cricket Australia confirmed on August 24, 2025, that 27-year-old fast bowler Lance Morris will miss the entire 2025-26 season due to back surgery in New Zealand.
- Morris chose to undergo pars stabilization surgery after a persistent lumbar bone stress injury and back pain forced him to withdraw from Australia’s current one-day international series versus South Africa.
- The surgical procedure, pioneered in New Zealand and used by players like Cameron Green and Matt Henry, involves screws and titanium wire to stabilise the spine.
- Morris, who regularly bowls at speeds exceeding 150kph and has taken 87 wickets at an average of 24.75 in 26 Sheffield Shield matches, stated that he is committed to focusing on his rehabilitation and will come back to the game when fully ready.
- The surgery ends Morris's hopes of an Ashes debut this summer but suggests he aims to return stronger for Western Australia, Perth Scorchers, and Australia long-term.
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