Josh Hazlewood cleared from fitness concerns but Sean Abbott ruled out of Test
Josh Hazlewood has taken 295 international wickets at an average of 24.21 during his 76-Test career
The green light was given to Hazlewood to become part of the Aussie lineup for the initial Test against England post-injury worries, although compatriot Sean Abbott will miss the match
Each encountered hamstring injuries playing for NSW in the Victoria clash in the Sheffield Shield recently
Tests indicated the 34-year-old Hazlewood did not sustain muscle damage. The uncapped Abbott, 33, has a "moderate grade" injury
Captain Pat Cummins is out of the opening Test, beginning on 21 November, therefore missing of another established pace bowler like Hazlewood would have been a serious concern
The bowler stood doubtful to feature during the Western Australia Test, while Hazlewood will combine Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland as the primary pace attack
The captain, rehabilitating from a back injury, is thought to be likely to comeback during the next Test commencing December fourth
Batsman Steve Smith will lead Australia while Cummins is out
Similar to most the Australia players, Hazlewood is involved in ongoing fixtures of state games in preparation for the England series
Prior to recently, he was absent from red-ball cricket for New South Wales for over twelve months
He experienced stiffness in his hamstring near the conclusion of Victoria's second innings during the match and left the field taking preventive measures
The two bowlers batted in New South Wales' second innings as they lost by 300 runs
"We're a week away before the international cricket - always err on precautionary measures," said Cummins
"They wanted to find out the exact situation before pushing it and potentially making anything worse"
"Uncommon to see him chipper, making it encouraging to witness his smile"
"He understands his physique thoroughly. He appeared slightly anxious (and) wanted to get it checked out"
The bowler collected 57 international selections for Australia in ODI and T20 cricket
Without Test experience Brendan Doggett represents additional pace options among the selections, offering support to Starc, Boland and Hazlewood
