Australia captain Pat Cummins was ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy along with pacer Josh Hazlewood, Cricket Australia announced on Thursday. Cummins had suffered an injury after the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy and was not a part of the Australia side touring Sri Lanka for two Test matches. He faced a race against time to … Read more
Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood is “frustrated” by the timing of his injury after he was ruled out of the remaining two Tests against India due to a right calf strain sustained during the drawn third match at the Gabba. Hazlewood, who had also missed the second Test (pink-ball) in Adelaide — which Australia won … Read more
Australia captain Pat Cummins says he and fellow pace bowler Mitchell Starc will have to take on added duties in the absence of the injured Josh Hazlewood if pitches continue to be as seam-friendly as they have been in Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane in the five-test series against India. The third test ended in a … Read more
Australia had to cope with a depleted bowling attack following Josh Hazlewood’s latest injury in the third Test at the Gabba here on Tuesday. The speedster suffered a right calf strain and according to a Cricket Australia press release, ‘he will miss the rest of the current Test’. The statement further added: “He is likely … Read more
Australian captain Pat Cummins on Friday announced that pacer Josh Hazlewood will replace Scott Boland in his playing XI for the third Test against India after having recovered from a side strain. The injury had forced Hazlewood to sit out of the Pink Ball Test in Adelaide last week. Cummins exuded confidence that Hazlewood would … Read more
Australia quick Josh Hazlewood bowled two spells at full pace at Adelaide Oval on Monday and thinks he will know in the next 24 hours if he will be available for the third Test against India in Brisbane. Hazlewood missed the 10-wicket win over India in Adelaide on Sunday with the latest in a series … Read more