Australia cricket team pacer Josh Hazlewood provided an update on his return after sitting out of IND vs AUS 2nd Test due to an injury. The pacer was replaced by Scott Boland for the Pink Ball Test in Adelaide. Hazlewood revealed that he was keeping his fingers crossed on returning for thee 3rd Test, adding that he had adequate time to recover from his injury.
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As per Channel Seven, Josh Hazlewood pointed out that there was enough gap between the 2nd and the 3rd Test for him to recover from the injury. He added that he had already ticked off a few boxes already and that the last task was to bowl a few spells on Day 4. He revealed that he had the niggle for a few years now while adding that it was just a minor strain.
“I had a little bowl on one of the main training days and was sort of just 70% then. So, yesterday I ticked off 80 to 90% at the nets and just kept building on that. I hope so; I hope so. The side’s been a bit of a niggle for me for a few years now. This is such a minor strain; I ticked a few boxes already and a few more to tick, so fingers crossed,” Josh Hazlewood said.
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Cricket Australia confirmed that Josh Hazlewood will miss the Adelaide contest, although he will remain with the team during the game. The board had explained that the pacer had suffered an injury to his left side, hence leaving him unavailable for the pink-ball Test. The IND vs AUS 3rd Test in Melbourne will begin from December 14 and it is most likely that Josh Hazlewood would return to the XI.
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