🔗 Share this article Josh Hazlewood given the all-clear of fitness concerns but Sean Abbott out of Test Josh Hazlewood has taken 295 international wickets with an average of 24.21 during his 76-Test career Released half an hour ago Hazlewood received clearance to link up with the Aussie lineup for the first Ashes Test post-injury worries, but fellow pace bowler the paceman has been ruled out Both suffered muscle problems during their match for NSW against Victoria in the Sheffield Shield this past Wednesday Scans showed Hazlewood (34) escaped tissue injury. The uncapped Abbott, 33, has a significant hamstring issue Skipper Pat Cummins will miss the opening Test, beginning on 21 November, meaning the absence of another experienced fast bowler in Hazlewood might have represented a serious concern The bowler stood unlikely to play at the Perth match, with Hazlewood set to join fellow quicks Starc and Boland as the specialist seamers Cummins, currently healing from a back injury, appears to be scheduled to reappear for the second Test beginning December 4 in Brisbane Batter Steve Smith takes over leadership in Cummins' absence Following other the Australia players, Hazlewood participated in the current round of domestic cricket building up to the Ashes Prior to recently, he was absent from domestic first-class games for New South Wales for over twelve months He felt tightness in his posterior chain towards the end of the match recently and was substituted for safety reasons Both players participated in batting for their team's second batting effort during their defeat in a substantial margin "We're a week away from the Test series - typically prefer precautionary measures," said Cummins "They wanted to find out the exact situation prior to testing it and possibly causing anything worse" "It's rare to get him upbeat, therefore it was positive to witness his smile" "He knows his body really well. He appeared a little bit worried (and desired professional evaluation" Abbott has won 57 international selections representing Australia in white-ball cricket The yet-to-debut Doggett provides bowling backup within the team, acting as backup for the main pace trio Related topics Australia The Ashes Cricket
Josh Hazlewood has taken 295 international wickets with an average of 24.21 during his 76-Test career Released half an hour ago Hazlewood received clearance to link up with the Aussie lineup for the first Ashes Test post-injury worries, but fellow pace bowler the paceman has been ruled out Both suffered muscle problems during their match for NSW against Victoria in the Sheffield Shield this past Wednesday Scans showed Hazlewood (34) escaped tissue injury. The uncapped Abbott, 33, has a significant hamstring issue Skipper Pat Cummins will miss the opening Test, beginning on 21 November, meaning the absence of another experienced fast bowler in Hazlewood might have represented a serious concern The bowler stood unlikely to play at the Perth match, with Hazlewood set to join fellow quicks Starc and Boland as the specialist seamers Cummins, currently healing from a back injury, appears to be scheduled to reappear for the second Test beginning December 4 in Brisbane Batter Steve Smith takes over leadership in Cummins' absence Following other the Australia players, Hazlewood participated in the current round of domestic cricket building up to the Ashes Prior to recently, he was absent from domestic first-class games for New South Wales for over twelve months He felt tightness in his posterior chain towards the end of the match recently and was substituted for safety reasons Both players participated in batting for their team's second batting effort during their defeat in a substantial margin "We're a week away from the Test series - typically prefer precautionary measures," said Cummins "They wanted to find out the exact situation prior to testing it and possibly causing anything worse" "It's rare to get him upbeat, therefore it was positive to witness his smile" "He knows his body really well. He appeared a little bit worried (and desired professional evaluation" Abbott has won 57 international selections representing Australia in white-ball cricket The yet-to-debut Doggett provides bowling backup within the team, acting as backup for the main pace trio Related topics Australia The Ashes Cricket