Victoria and Australia paceman John Hastings could be out of action for nine months with a shoulder injury

Victoria and Australia paceman John Hastings faces a shoulder reconstruction that could rule him out of action for up to nine months.

Hastings not considered for selection for Australia's tour of South Africa after he suffered the injury at Bushrangers training last month.

He said the problem had deteriorated since then confirmed will see a surgeon on Tuesday to assess the damage.
He's going to open it up and see what he can find, but if it's what he thinks it is, it's going to be a posterior reconstruction, which will be six to nine months (on the sidelines)," Hastings said.

"I'm hoping it will only be a clean-up, but that's not likely. I'm pretty shattered.

"It's been pretty sore and then I hurt it while fielding the other day. I landed on it a bit awkwardly ... I tried to bowl the next day, but it was just horrible.

"There's not really a good time to get it done the next 12 months was going to be massive but it's a case of just have to."

If Hastings goes under the knife, he will miss the entire home international summer as well as the Sheffield Shield, Ryobi One-Day Cup and inaugural Big Bash League.

Next year's big-money Indian Premier League would also be out of the equatio