Hazlewood cleared from fitness concerns but Abbott ruled out of Ashes Test
Josh Hazlewood has taken 295 Test scalps with an average of 24.21 runs per wicket across 76 Test matches
Josh Hazlewood has been cleared to become part of the Australian team for the initial Test against England after an injury scare, however, teammate the paceman will miss the match
The two experienced muscle problems during their match for their state team against Victoria in the Sheffield Shield this past Wednesday
Scans showed Hazlewood, 34 did not sustain muscle damage. Abbott, 33, who hasn't played Tests, suffered a "moderate grade" injury
Captain Pat Cummins is out of the initial match, starting November 21, therefore missing of a key pace option such as Hazlewood could have proven a significant setback
Abbott was doubtful to feature during the Western Australia Test, as Hazlewood prepares to team up Starc and Boland as the primary pace attack
Cummins, currently healing from spinal concerns, appears to be on track to return during the next Test beginning December 4 in Brisbane
Batsman Steve Smith takes over leadership during the captain's recovery
Similar to most the Australia players, Hazlewood participated in ongoing fixtures of domestic cricket in preparation for the historic rivalry
Before this week, he had not played domestic first-class games for New South Wales for over twelve months
He experienced stiffness in his posterior chain near the conclusion of Victoria's second innings recently exiting the play taking preventive measures
The two bowlers came out to bat during their team's second batting effort during their defeat by 300 runs
"There's seven days until the Test matches - typically prefer precautionary measures," said Cummins
"They wanted to find out the nature of the problem ahead of risking and potentially making anything worse"
"He seldom shows him upbeat, making it encouraging to see him smiling"
"He knows his body extremely well. He appeared a little bit worried (seeking to obtain it checked out"
Abbott earned 57 international selections for Australia in limited-overs formats
The yet-to-debut the pace bowler represents additional pace options in the squad, acting as backup for the primary fast bowlers
