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Josh Hazlewood ruled out of WTC final against India

[ad_1] Speedster Josh Hazlewood was on Sunday ruled out of Australia’s World Test Championship squad which is set to take on India at the Oval from June 7-11, a Cricket Australia statement confirmed. “Hazlewood has bowled at full tilt in recent training sessions in Formby and Beckenham in the lead-in to the Aussies’ six-Test tour of the UK but is still managing a left Achilles issue as well as a side injury that flared up during the recent Indian Premier League,” the statement revealede. Michael Neser, who plies his trade for Glamorgan in county cricket, has been added as his replacement for the one-off Test. A couple of days ago, Hazlewood had told ICC that his fitness was ‘pretty good.’ “My fitness is pretty good and it is just a matter of ticking off every session from here until tha...
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Hazlewood likely to miss first 7 games of RCB; Maxwell doubtful for team’s first match against MI

[ad_1] Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Australian fast bowler during a practice session. File | Photo Credit: ANI Set to miss at least first leg of the IPL due to an Achilles (heel) problem, Royal Challengers Bangalore's Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood would reach India by April 14 but would take another week to be match-fit. While Hazlewood will miss at least seven IPL games, his Australian teammate Glenn Maxwell is doubtful for RCB's opening match against Mumbai Indians on April 2 in Bengaluru as he is yet to fully regain strength post leg fracture. "Everything is ticking along according to plan, so I'll be heading over on the 14th (of April) depending on how the next two weeks go," Hazlewood was quoted as saying by The Age. "I probably won't be quite ready to go right then, but (...
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Border-Gavaskar Trophy | Big blow for Australia as Josh Hazlewood ruled out of series

[ad_1] Josh Hazlewood bowls during a practice session during Australia’s tour of India. | Photo Credit: AP In a huge blow to the visiting Australian team, which has already conceded the Border-Gavaskar trophy to India after ongoing 2-0 down in the ongoing Test series, pacer Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the entire series with an Achillies complaint.As per cricket.com.au, head coach Andrew McDonald revealed that Hazlewood is heading back home to continue his rehabilitation from an Achilles complaint that kept him away from the first two matches. His absence was felt sorely by the visitors as the India thrashed the Baggy Greens in the second Test to go 2-0 up in the series.Also Read | Clarke lists out ‘major, major mistakes’ committed by Australia on India tour so farHowever, in so...