IND A vs AUS A: After Pat Cummins, another Australian pacer Callum Vidler ruled out of India series due to partial stress fracture

After Test captain Pat Cummins and Lance Morris, another Australian pacer has suffered a back injury. Queensland's 19-year-old pacer Callum Vidler sustained a partial stress fracture and has been ruled out of the white-ball series against India A starting September 30.

Vidler's last appearance in professional cricket was in the Sheffield Shield 2024-25 final against South Australia in March. He picked up five wickets, including a four-wicket haul in a losing cause. His scalps in the final included Australia's Test batters Nathan McSweeny and wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey.

Vidler recently played in the T20 Max in Queensland for Valley, the eventual winners of the tournament. However, last week, scans revealed a partial fracture in the 19-year-old's L3 vertebrae.

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Queensland general manager of high performance Joe Dawes said that Vidler is disappointed to miss out on the India tour.

"Callum experienced some back pain during training and promptly reported it," Dawes said. "Unfortunately, the scans came back confirming a stress fracture so he will spend some time recovering and then start a rehab plan. He's naturally very disappointed but accepts that injuries are part of the game. We'll work closely with him to ensure he has the best recovery to get him ready for a return to cricket."

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Vidler was part of Australia's Under-19 World Cup 2024-winning squad. In the final against Uday Saharan-led India Under-19, he got the wickets of opener Arshin Kulkarni and Murugan Abhishek. From 10 overs, he conceded 35 runs, bowled two maidens and picked up a couple of wickets.

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Who will replace Vidler?

In Vidler's absence, Henry Thornton will remain for the three-white-ball matches. Thornton was Brody Couch's replacement, the pacer who earlier replaced an injured Morris in the squad. The one-day series will begin on September 30 after the two multi-format games.

Australia A one-day squad

Cooper Connolly, Harry Dixon, Jack Edwards, Sam Elliott, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Mackenzie Harvey, Todd Murphy, Tanveer Sangha, Liam Scott, Lachie Shaw, Tom Straker, Will Sutherland, Henry Thornton.