Australian star Cameron Green is under an injury cloud heading into the Test series against India, with the star all-rounder dealing with a back issue.

According to a report from The Age, the 25-year-old isn’t expected to bowl in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy this summer due to the injury.

Cricket Australia are expected to address the problem this week after Green felt discomfort in his back and travelled home from the tour of England following scans.

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Green was deemed unavailable for the start of the Sheffield Shield season, which kicked off on Tuesday, and isn’t expected to feature for Western Australia in round two either.

The right-hander is still expected to be part of the Aussie middle-order when they take on fierce rivals India in a five-game series beginning on November 22.

“As soon as there’s any hint of back pain at all, they whip them off for an MRI and see whether there’s any bone edema, which is the first sign there’s some stress there,” former team doctor Peter Brukner told The Age.

“That shows up fairly early in the process, so if you pick that up it’s an opportunity to back them off, rather than pushing through it until it gets to a fracture.”

With his likely absence from the bowling attack, Mitchell Marsh has started upping his workload and will become more of a focal point this summer.

The squad will be announced in the coming weeks, with plenty of debate over who will partner Usman Khawaja at the top of the Australian order

Marcus Harris staked his claim with a brilliant century for Victoria, while fellow hopeful Cameron Bancroft was dismissed for a golden duck.

Matt Renshaw will open with Khawaja in Queensland’s clash with WA and is also in the mix to earn selection for the first Test.