Josh Hazlewood volition miss the 2nd Test owed to broadside strain. (AP)
Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood has been ruled retired of the day-night Test lucifer at Adelaide with a broadside strain, the Cricket Australia has said successful a connection connected Saturday.
“Josh Hazlewood has been ruled retired of the lucifer with a debased people near broadside injury,” said Cricket Australia.
“Hazlewood volition stay with the radical successful Adelaide to hole for the remainder of the series.”
The selectors person added 2 uncapped players Sean Abbott and Brendan Doggett to the squad for the 2nd Test lucifer against India successful Adelaide that volition beryllium played nether lights.
Josh Hazlewood was Australia’s champion bowler successful the archetypal innings of the Perth Test, taking 4 for 29 arsenic India were bowled retired for 150. The pacer was economical with 1 for 28 from 21 overs successful the 2nd innings.
Hazlewood was besides 1 of Australia’s champion the past clip India played successful Adelaide, taking 5 for 8 successful 5 overs arsenic India were bowled retired for 36.
Who is Brendon Doggett?
It’s a 2nd call-up to the Test squad for Doggett who travelled to the UAE for a Test bid against Pakistan successful October 2018 – the archetypal nether manager Justin Langer – but did not play.
A arrogant descendant of the Worimi radical of bluish New South Wales, the 30-year-old would go conscionable the 5th Indigenous subordinate to gain a Baggy Green if helium plays, pursuing successful the footsteps of Indigenous pioneers Jason Gillespie, Faith Thomas, Ash Gardner and Scott Boland.
Doggett has bagged collected 11 wickets astatine 34.27 successful 3 Shield games this season.
Who is Sean Abbott?
Sean Abbott, 32 has been a fringe subordinate for Australia successful the white-ball. He has played 26 ODIs and 20 T20Is since his planetary debut successful October 2014 and has been connected the fringes of the Test broadside successful caller years.
He was antecedently included successful Australia’s Test squad for the 2020-21 bid against India, portion helium spent clip with the squad arsenic a reserve for past year’s Ashes during a stint playing for Surrey.
Abbott took 13 wickets astatine 19.84 successful 2 Shield matches this play and has 261 wickets from 87 first-class matches successful his career.
Australia squad for the 2nd Test
Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster, Sean Abbott and Brendan Doggett