Australia were dealt a major blow ahead of their limited-overs tour to England after pace spearhead Josh Hazlewood was ruled out with a back injury.

Uncapped Queensland quick Michael Neser has been named as the 27-year-old Hazlewood’s replacement in the already-depleted squad, sans the injured duo of Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins.

“Josh has been managing some low-level bone stress in his lumbar spine for a short period,” Cricket Australia (CA) physiotherapist David Beakley said in a statement.

“He had a repeat scan today and although it has not progressed to a fracture he is starting to experience some lower back pain.

“As such, we are taking a conservative approach and he will not travel to England for the one-day series,” Beakley added.

The uncapped Neser will now be a part of a rookie Kangaroo attack led by Kane Richardson (15 ODIs), Andrew Tye (four), Jhye Richardson (one) and Billy Stanlake (two).

The Aussies will play five ODIs and a lone T20 in their tour of England, starting with the first 50-over game at The Oval on June 13.

ODI squad: Tim Paine (c), Aaron Finch (vc), Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Michael Neser, Travis Head, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell, Shaun Marsh, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, D’Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye

T20I squad: Aaron Finch (c), Alex Carey (vc), Ashton Agar, Travis Head, Nic Maddinson, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, D’Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Andrew Tye, Jack Wildermuth