Josh Hazlewood to overlook first Test in opposition to India

Australia quick bowler Josh Hazlewood is about to overlook the primary Test in opposition to India in Nagpur with a Achilles niggle in his left leg, and is uncertain for the second Test in Delhi as effectively.
In Hazlewood’s absence, Scott Boland is more likely to play his first Test abroad, with Australia additionally lacking Mitchell Starc (finger damage) and the bowling companies of allrounder Cameron Green, who’s recovering effectively from his finger damage however unable to bowl but.

Hazlewood mentioned the niggle was prompted celebration resulting from damp run-ups on the SCG through the Test in opposition to South Africa in January, and he didn’t bowl a lot throughout Australia’s coaching camp in Alur on the outskirts of Bengaluru. He mentioned the he would resume bowling two days earlier than the Nagpur Test begins on February 9.

“It’s [the injury] still lingering from the (Sydney) Test match,” Hazlewood mentioned. “We obviously bowled after a lot of rain and the jump-offs were quite soft, where we were taking off from and they ended up replacing them as well.

“It type of labored to a level, however simply that additional load leaping off a gentle floor to bowl and once more first Test match (again from damage) your physique isn’t used to that type of workload as effectively. I used to be bowling a good bit main into the (India) tour at residence and type of simply pushing up in opposition to it. It in all probability wasn’t recovering in addition to I might have preferred between every session.

“So thought we’d give it a few days here straight of the bat and try and get over the hump and have a bowl from Tuesday and hope it goes well.”

Boland has performed six Tests to date, taking 28 wickets at a median of 12.21 and strike fee of 33.2 however all of these video games have been in Australia. “Scotty has bowled plenty at the MCG when it was a flat wicket, it probably wasn’t swinging or reverse swinging so he knows how to work hard for a long period of time,” Hazlewood mentioned. “You’ve got Lance Morris who has worked hard on reverse swing for the last month and then a nice lead in here with a few sessions. The guys are excited first of all to play in the subcontinent, they both haven’t yet, but they’re very well qualified to do so.”

Australia fly to Nagpur from Bengaluru on Monday, with the primary Test beginning on Thursday.

Source web site: www.espncricinfo.com

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