With an eye on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, starting November 22, Cricket Australia is set to announce premier all-rounder Cameron Green’s injury status later this week.

Green has been advocated against bowling throughout the summer. He might be roped into the Australian side for his batting and fielding abilities ahead of the five-Test series.

The Age reports that the 25-year-old is likely to be available for the clash between Australia A and India A at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in November after he was ruled out of the final two ODIs against England with a back injury in September.

Former Australian team doctor Peter Brukner explained why bowling is not advisable for the all-rounder in his current conditions. “The issue is the load, and as the bone recovers you gradually increase the load through the bone,” he told The Age.

“The load comes mainly from bowling – batting and fielding don’t put a huge load on that part of the body, so it’s feasible that once the pain settles down you can bat and field without too many problems and feel fine.

“It’s just that if you were to bowl 10 overs you’d probably break down again. So it’s a case of slowly building up the load so the bone basically adjusts to the load and gets stronger. There’s a bit of an art to it.”

In Green’s absence as a bowler, his fellow all-rounder Mitchell Marsh might be tasked to bowl a heap load of overs, with spin ace Nathan Lyon expected to take benefit of the tracks in Perth, Adelaide, and Brisbane, where the first three Test matches will be players. The likes of Scott Boland and Michael Neser are likely to be roped in as reserve option.