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Tye to undergo elbow surgery, set to be ruled out for 3-4 months

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Australia pacer Andrew Tye will be undergoing surgery on his injured elbow, effectively ruling him out for the rest of the summer.

"He will undergo surgery next Monday," a CA official confirmed to Cricbuzz. "Initial prognosis suggests he could be out three to four months."

That recovery timeline suggests that Tye will also miss the entire 2019-2020 Big Bash League. His injury absence follows Jason Behrendorff's back surgery, leaving the Perth Scorchers grappling with pace deficit. Nathan Coulter-Nile earlier signed with the Melbourne Stars.

Tye was initially named in the Australia squad for the six T20Is against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, but had to be withdrawn after lost his balance and

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