Overview
- Australia coach Andrew McDonald confirmed Josh Hazlewood will miss the final three Tests after a hamstring issue was compounded by an Achilles setback.
- Hazlewood's rehabilitation will now target the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka early next year, according to team management.
- England’s Mark Wood was ruled out with a recurring left-knee problem and will return home to work with ECB medics on his recovery.
- England have called up seamer Matthew Fisher from the Lions squad as cover ahead of the third Test in Adelaide.
- Pat Cummins completed match-simulation workloads and is expected to resume the captaincy, with Mitchell Starc leading the series bowling charts on 18 wickets.