He will miss the rest of the Big Bash League for the Heat, as well as the ODI tour of New Zealand.

Lynn made his ODI debut last week and managed 16 against Pakistan before missing the second game of the series on Sunday.

He has set the BBL alight and averages more than 60 with the bat which gave Australian selectors little choice but to grant him a maiden match in the green and gold.

 “He’s been playing through a lot of pain even during the BBL and he’s got to the stage where he can’t function anymore,” coach Darren Lehmann said in Perth.

“He’ll have a couple of weeks of no cricket ... he’s got to calm down the neck (bulging disc) because it’s quite aggravated.

“He’ll start his rehab now and he won’t be doing too much strenuous stuff before he hopefully gets back for the Sri Lankan series.”