Josh Hazlewood's Latest Fitness Concern Jeopardizes Ashes Bowling Reunion.
Hazlewood faces a tight timeline to contribute during the historic Test series following a new fitness concern in his journey back to the bowling crease.
An Episode of Mixed Rehabilitation.
The recovery process has been frustratingly stop-start for the 34-year-old paceman who was showing encouraging signs from a recent hamstring issue, which occurred during a Sheffield Shield match. He was scheduled to link up his teammates at the Gabba earlier this week to continue his recovery electing to stay in Sydney.
“The pace bowler experienced soreness in his lower leg as part of his rehab {from a recent hamstring injury|from the earlier muscle issue|,” a spokesperson said. “It's not a serious problem, with expectations he will restart his bowling program soon.”
First-Choice Attack Reunion in Doubt.
Australia are facing the reality that their first-choice pace trio featuring the three seasoned quicks during this Ashes contest. He was recently seen working at practice sessions recently.
His sessions involved the red ball, not a pink one, suggesting his focus was on the third Test in Adelaide. That schedule now appears in doubt although there is better news regarding Pat Cummins, who nearly featured in the second Test.
Selector's Update Regarding Key Bowlers.
Chair of selectors George Bailey stated Cummins was nearly available, his withdrawal coming at the last minute as a result of the residual issues {of a back injury|from a back complaint|. Bailey confirmed Cummins would be fit for the Adelaide Test, with the second Test timeline being too aggressive.
“He was potentially available but there would’ve been some restrictions,” the selector explained. “Now he’s into that mode of consecutive bowling workloads. It’s one of those ones where the longer [recovery] is better.”
Bailey said Nathan Lyon , who was omitted in Brisbane. With the captain set to team up with Starc, and likely Scott Boland, the roles of seamers such as will be closely examined for the Adelaide fixture. Starc has been the mainstay of the pace attack without of his two esteemed colleagues, claiming 16 scalps with a remarkable average.