Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the ongoing Ashes series due to hamstring and Achilles issues. He already had to sit out due to Australia’s two victories in Perth and Brisbane but the hope still remained that he might be able to feature in remaining Tests. But now head coach Andrew McDonald confirmed on Tuesday that the Aussie seamer has now shifted focus towards recovering in for the T20 World Cup.
“He’ll be out of the series and his preparation will then shift toward the World Cup, which is an incredibly important campaign for us,” McDonald said. “It’s really flat for him. A couple of setbacks we didn’t see coming — we thought he’d play a huge part in the series.”
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The another positive news is regarding the captain Pat Cummins who is likely to return for the third Test in Adelaide which will be starting from December 17. Cummins had to miss the first two Tests as he was recovering from an injury and he continued his rehabilitation from back injury.
He is now expected to resume captaincy when the squad will be announced for Adelaide Test on Wednesday.
“We feel as though he’ll be as best prepared as can be,” McDonald said. “Us seeing him further advanced, we feel he’ll be really well placed for the challenges of Adelaide.
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“We feel as though the simulation in the nets has got him skill ready. His body’s ready to go. Barring anything else happening in the next week, I’d be expecting Pat to be tossing the coin and putting the blazer on.”
