Hazlewood given the all-clear of injury however Sean Abbott out of Ashes Test

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Hazlewood's career includes 295 Test scalps maintaining an average of 24.21 across 76 Test matches

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Hazlewood received clearance to become part of the Australian team for the initial Test against England following fitness concerns, however, teammate the paceman will miss the match

Each encountered hamstring issues during their match for NSW versus Victoria in domestic cricket recently

Scans showed the 34-year-old Hazlewood escaped muscle damage. Abbott, 33, who hasn't played Tests, suffered a significant hamstring issue

Skipper Pat Cummins is unavailable for the first Test, beginning on 21 November, therefore missing of another established pace bowler in Hazlewood might have represented a major blow

The bowler stood not expected to participate at the Perth match, with Hazlewood set to join Starc and Boland as the specialist seamers

Cummins, currently healing from a back injury, is expected to be on track to return for the Brisbane match beginning December 4 in Brisbane

Batter Steve Smith will captain the side in Cummins' absence

Similar to most Aussie squad members, the bowler took part in the current round of state games ahead of the England series

Before this week, he was absent from red-ball cricket representing NSW since last season

He experienced stiffness in his posterior chain near the conclusion of the match during the match and left the field as a precaution

Neither Hazlewood nor Abbott batted in the follow-on innings as they lost in a substantial margin

"We're a week away until the Test matches - typically prefer the side of caution," said Cummins

"They needed to determine the nature of the problem before pushing it and possibly causing anything worse"

"Uncommon to see him chipper, so it was good to see him smiling"

"He's aware of his condition thoroughly. I think he was a little bit worried (and) wanted to get it checked out"

Abbott earned 57 appearances representing Australia in white-ball cricket

Without Test experience Doggett represents additional pace options among the selections, providing cover for the primary fast bowlers

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