Overview
- Hazlewood missed the Ashes with a hamstring strain and then developed Achilles soreness during rehabilitation.
- He has resumed light bowling along with running and strength work and says his recovery is progressing to plan.
- He will sit out the Big Bash League’s closing stages and the late-January T20Is against Pakistan as he targets a World Cup warm-up game.
- Australia open their campaign against Ireland in Colombo on February 11, giving him extra time to complete fitness checks.
- With Mitchell Starc out of T20Is and Pat Cummins’ return potentially delayed, Hazlewood’s availability is pivotal to Australia’s pace attack.