Australia paceman Josh Hazlewood has moved to ease fears about his long-term fitness after being ruled out of this week's World Test Championship (WTC) final against India at The Oval.The 32-year-old is recovering from a side issue that cut short his participation in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the l
Australia paceman Josh Hazlewood has moved to ease fears about his long-term fitness after being ruled out of this week's World Test Championship final against India at The Oval.
"I am not playing test matches, but I am still bowling for close to 50 weeks of the year," Hazlewood told Australian Associated Press . "You have a nice Dukes ball, there is a bit doing, you don't have to break your back every ball like you do in India or Australia or somewhere else.Michael Neser was called into the Australia squad for the WTC final on Sunday after Hazlewood failed a fitness test but Scott Boland is widely tipped to be the third paceman in the side when the match starts on Wednesday.
Hazlewood admitted he was taking a cautious approach to the side injury ahead of what will be a six-test tour of England and did not rule out still being around for Australia's next Ashes tour of England in 2027.
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