Australia seamer Jason Behrendorff to undergo back surgery in desperate attempt to warn off retirement

The 29-year-old will have the same procedure that saved James Pattinson's career after suffering a recurrence of the problem during while playing in England

Jason Behrendorff will make a last-ditch attempt to reignite his career by undergoing spinal surgery.

The Australia quick continues to suffer from stress fractures in his lower back, a problem which forced him to abandon his spell with Sussex Sharks in the T20 Blast.

Behrendorff played five times for Australia during the 50-over World Cup but was unable to last summer due to the latest ailment.

The Western Australia man will have the same procedure that James Pattinson underwent to save his career in 2017 and is hopeful of returning to top tier competition in the future.

"Unfortunately I've had the same injury over the last few years and we've tried a number of things and the injury continues to return," he told cricket.com.au.

^{James Pattinson returned from years of back problems to play in the Ashes}

"After a lot of thought and discussion we've decided that surgery is the best opportunity to find a more permanent fix.

He added: "I'm feeling good about the surgery, I've spoken to a number of Aussie and Kiwi bowlers who've had a similar surgery and they were all very positive about the results.

"We've seen how Patto has come back and played in the recent Ashes series, so maybe it'll give me a chance to do that. I've spoken to Patto and I've also spoken to Ben Dwarshuis, who's had a similar surgery done, and also Shane Bond.

"They've all been very complimentary with what they've had done and the way it's helped them continue to play cricket. Unfortunately, I've had the same over the last few years and if that is going to be an opportunity to have more of a permanent fix, I'm definitely going to look into it."