Eddie Jones appears unlikely to have injured Worcester Warriors centre Ben Te'o at his disposal for England's November internationals, including a clash against the Wallabies.
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Te'o was injured early in Worcester Warriors' victory over Brive on Saturday and may be out for a longer period of time if the powerful centre requires surgery.
With England due to play Argentina, Australia (on November 18) and Samoa next month, Te'o appears unlikely to recover in time to feature for Eddie Jones' side.
Worcester coach Carl Hogg told the Worcester News: "He's being assessed currently and will head back down to Cardiff on Monday to see whether he'll go down a surgical route or whether it'll be managed conservatively.
"He's expected to be out for at least a month but we'll find out more next week once the swelling has settled down and it'll give us a better idea of timeframes."
Te'o has eight caps for England and was a member of the British and Irish Lions squad for the drawn 1-1 series against New Zealand.
The 30-year-old played eight seasons in the NRL before switching to the 15-man code at the end of 2014 after featuring in South Sydney's premiership-winning side.
The New Zealand-born code-hopper also had stints with the Wests Tigers and Brisbane and played seven State of Origin games for Queensland.