🔗 Share this article Hazlewood cleared from injury however Abbott out of Ashes Test Hazlewood's career includes 295 Test scalps at an average of 24.21 across 76 Test matches Published half an hour ago Josh Hazlewood has been cleared to link up with Australia's squad ahead of the opening Ashes match post-injury worries, however, teammate Abbott is unavailable Both suffered hamstring injuries playing for New South Wales in the Victoria clash in domestic cricket this past Wednesday Tests indicated the 34-year-old Hazlewood did not sustain muscle damage. Abbott, 33, who hasn't played Tests, suffered a moderate-level injury Team captain Cummins is unavailable for the initial match, starting November 21, so the loss of another established pace bowler in Hazlewood could have proven a serious concern Abbott would have been not expected to participate during the Western Australia Test, with Hazlewood set to join fellow quicks Starc and Boland forming the fast bowling unit Cummins, currently healing from spinal concerns, is thought to be scheduled to reappear for the second Test beginning December 4 in Brisbane Top-order player Smith will captain the side in Cummins' absence Following other the Australia players, Hazlewood participated in the current round of domestic cricket ahead of the historic rivalry Prior to recently, he hadn't featured domestic first-class games representing NSW since last season He noticed discomfort in his posterior chain during the final stages of the opposition's batting on Wednesday and left the field for safety reasons Neither Hazlewood nor Abbott participated in batting for the follow-on innings during their defeat in a substantial margin "We have one week until the Test matches - typically prefer being cautious," said Cummins "They wanted to find out the exact situation ahead of risking and potentially making the injury more severe" "It's rare to get him chipper, so it was good to witness his smile" "He's aware of his condition extremely well. It seemed he felt slightly anxious (seeking to obtain professional evaluation" The bowler collected 57 appearances for Australia in ODI and T20 cricket Without Test experience the pace bowler is the other seamer in the squad, providing cover for the main pace trio Associated subjects Australian cricket England vs Australia Cricket
Hazlewood's career includes 295 Test scalps at an average of 24.21 across 76 Test matches Published half an hour ago Josh Hazlewood has been cleared to link up with Australia's squad ahead of the opening Ashes match post-injury worries, however, teammate Abbott is unavailable Both suffered hamstring injuries playing for New South Wales in the Victoria clash in domestic cricket this past Wednesday Tests indicated the 34-year-old Hazlewood did not sustain muscle damage. Abbott, 33, who hasn't played Tests, suffered a moderate-level injury Team captain Cummins is unavailable for the initial match, starting November 21, so the loss of another established pace bowler in Hazlewood could have proven a serious concern Abbott would have been not expected to participate during the Western Australia Test, with Hazlewood set to join fellow quicks Starc and Boland forming the fast bowling unit Cummins, currently healing from spinal concerns, is thought to be scheduled to reappear for the second Test beginning December 4 in Brisbane Top-order player Smith will captain the side in Cummins' absence Following other the Australia players, Hazlewood participated in the current round of domestic cricket ahead of the historic rivalry Prior to recently, he hadn't featured domestic first-class games representing NSW since last season He noticed discomfort in his posterior chain during the final stages of the opposition's batting on Wednesday and left the field for safety reasons Neither Hazlewood nor Abbott participated in batting for the follow-on innings during their defeat in a substantial margin "We have one week until the Test matches - typically prefer being cautious," said Cummins "They wanted to find out the exact situation ahead of risking and potentially making the injury more severe" "It's rare to get him chipper, so it was good to witness his smile" "He's aware of his condition extremely well. It seemed he felt slightly anxious (seeking to obtain professional evaluation" The bowler collected 57 appearances for Australia in ODI and T20 cricket Without Test experience the pace bowler is the other seamer in the squad, providing cover for the main pace trio Associated subjects Australian cricket England vs Australia Cricket