Brett Lee will miss the rest of the Australian summer after scans showed he suffered a broken foot on Friday night.

The 35-year-old fast bowler suffered the injury while fielding in Australia's Twenty20 loss to India at the MCG.

"Brett Lee sustained a fracture of his right foot when he was struck by a ball in the last over of his spell," Australia team doctor Trefor James said.

"He was able to complete the over however the foot became more painful and swollen the following day. An x-ray has confirmed a fracture of the small toe and we now expect Brett will return to cricket in four-six weeks."

Lee joins Mitchell Johnson, James Pattinson, Patrick Cummins and Ryan Harris as Australian quicks to break down.

A decision regarding a replacement player for Lee will not be made until after Sunday's first one-dayer against India at the MCG.