🔗 Share this article Hazlewood given the all-clear of injury but Abbott ruled out of Ashes Test Josh Hazlewood has taken 295 international wickets at an average of 24.21 during his 76-Test career Released recently Hazlewood received clearance to join the Australian team ahead of the opening Ashes match post-injury worries, although compatriot Abbott will miss the match Each encountered hamstring issues during their match for NSW versus Victoria in the Sheffield Shield on Wednesday Scans showed the 34-year-old Hazlewood avoided tissue injury. The uncapped Abbott, 33, has a significant hamstring issue Team captain Cummins is unavailable for the first Test, commencing later this month, so the loss of another established pace bowler like Hazlewood might have represented a serious concern Abbott was doubtful to feature at the Perth match, with Hazlewood set to join Starc and Boland as the specialist seamers Cummins, who is recovering from spinal concerns, is expected to be on track to return during the next Test in Brisbane starting on 4 December Batter Steve Smith takes over leadership during the captain's recovery Like many of the Australia players, the bowler took part in ongoing fixtures of Sheffield Shield matches ahead of the England series Until this match, he hadn't featured a first-class match representing NSW for over twelve months He experienced stiffness in his posterior chain during the final stages of the opposition's batting during the match and left the field taking preventive measures Neither Hazlewood nor Abbott participated in batting for New South Wales' second innings during their defeat by three hundred runs "There's seven days until the Test matches - typically prefer being cautious," stated the captain "They needed to determine the nature of the problem before pushing it and possibly causing the injury more severe" "It's rare to get him cheerful, so it was good observing his positive demeanor" "He knows his body really well. He appeared a little bit worried (seeking to obtain professional evaluation" Abbott has won 57 international selections representing Australia in white-ball cricket Without Test experience Brendan Doggett provides bowling backup in the squad, providing cover for the main pace trio Associated subjects Australian cricket England vs Australia Cricket
Josh Hazlewood has taken 295 international wickets at an average of 24.21 during his 76-Test career Released recently Hazlewood received clearance to join the Australian team ahead of the opening Ashes match post-injury worries, although compatriot Abbott will miss the match Each encountered hamstring issues during their match for NSW versus Victoria in the Sheffield Shield on Wednesday Scans showed the 34-year-old Hazlewood avoided tissue injury. The uncapped Abbott, 33, has a significant hamstring issue Team captain Cummins is unavailable for the first Test, commencing later this month, so the loss of another established pace bowler like Hazlewood might have represented a serious concern Abbott was doubtful to feature at the Perth match, with Hazlewood set to join Starc and Boland as the specialist seamers Cummins, who is recovering from spinal concerns, is expected to be on track to return during the next Test in Brisbane starting on 4 December Batter Steve Smith takes over leadership during the captain's recovery Like many of the Australia players, the bowler took part in ongoing fixtures of Sheffield Shield matches ahead of the England series Until this match, he hadn't featured a first-class match representing NSW for over twelve months He experienced stiffness in his posterior chain during the final stages of the opposition's batting during the match and left the field taking preventive measures Neither Hazlewood nor Abbott participated in batting for New South Wales' second innings during their defeat by three hundred runs "There's seven days until the Test matches - typically prefer being cautious," stated the captain "They needed to determine the nature of the problem before pushing it and possibly causing the injury more severe" "It's rare to get him cheerful, so it was good observing his positive demeanor" "He knows his body really well. He appeared a little bit worried (seeking to obtain professional evaluation" Abbott has won 57 international selections representing Australia in white-ball cricket Without Test experience Brendan Doggett provides bowling backup in the squad, providing cover for the main pace trio Associated subjects Australian cricket England vs Australia Cricket