Australia's Coulter-Nile undergoes surgery on hamstring

Australia's substitute fielder Nathan Coulter-Nile reacts after taking a catch from England's Kevin Pietersen but falling over the boundary rope during the first day of the fourth Ashes cricket test at the Melbourne cricket ground December 26, 2013. REUTERS/David Gray

(Reuters) - Australia fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile has had surgery on his left hamstring and will miss the team's one-day tri-series against Zimbabwe and South Africa in August, the country's cricket board said on Wednesday.

"Nathan has had a recurring left hamstring tendon injury over the past four months and required surgery to repair the damaged tendon to give it the best chance of recovery," Australia physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said in a statement.