Hazlewood cleared from fitness concerns but Sean Abbott ruled out of Ashes Test
Hazlewood's career includes 295 international wickets maintaining an average of 24.21 runs per wicket in 76 Tests
Josh Hazlewood has been cleared to join Australia's squad for the initial Test against England following fitness concerns, although compatriot Abbott has been ruled out
The two experienced hamstring issues while representing New South Wales against Victoria during Sheffield Shield action recently
Tests indicated Hazlewood, 34 escaped a muscle strain. The 33-year-old Abbott, yet to debut, has a "moderate grade" injury
Captain Pat Cummins is unavailable for the first Test, commencing later this month, so the loss of another established pace bowler like Hazlewood would have been a significant setback
Abbott would have been unlikely to play at the Perth match, as Hazlewood prepares to team up Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland as the primary pace attack
Cummins, currently healing from spinal concerns, is expected to be scheduled to reappear for the Brisbane match beginning December 4 in Brisbane
Batter Steve Smith will captain the side in Cummins' absence
Following other Australian cricketers, the bowler took part in ongoing fixtures of state games building up to the Ashes
Until this match, he hadn't featured red-ball cricket with his state team for over twelve months
He noticed discomfort in his leg muscle towards the end of Victoria's second innings on Wednesday exiting the play as a precaution
Both players participated in batting for the follow-on innings in a losing cause in a substantial margin
"There's seven days from the Test series - always err on being cautious," stated the captain
"They wanted to find out what was happening prior to testing it that could worsen the condition"
"Uncommon to see him cheerful, so it was good to see him smiling"
"He knows his body really well. It seemed he felt somewhat concerned (seeking to obtain professional evaluation"
Abbott has won 57 international selections with the national team in ODI and T20 cricket
The uncapped Brendan Doggett provides bowling backup within the team, acting as backup for the main pace trio
