Josh Hazlewood given the all-clear of fitness concerns however Sean Abbott ruled out of Ashes Test
Hazlewood's career includes 295 international wickets maintaining an average of 24.21 runs per wicket across 76 Test matches
The green light was given to Hazlewood to become part of Australia's squad for the first Ashes Test following fitness concerns, however, teammate Abbott has been ruled out
The two experienced hamstring issues while representing New South Wales against Victoria during Sheffield Shield action this past Wednesday
Tests indicated Hazlewood, 34 avoided tissue injury. The 33-year-old Abbott, yet to debut, has a moderate-level injury
Team captain Cummins will miss the first Test, starting November 21, so the loss of a key pace option in Hazlewood could have proven a major blow
Abbott would have been doubtful to feature during the Western Australia Test, while Hazlewood will combine Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland forming the fast bowling unit
Cummins, currently healing from spinal concerns, is thought to be likely to comeback for the second Test commencing December fourth
Top-order player Smith takes over leadership during the captain's recovery
Similar to most Australian cricketers, Hazlewood is involved in the current round of domestic cricket in preparation for the historic rivalry
Prior to recently, he hadn't featured red-ball cricket for New South Wales for over twelve months
He noticed discomfort in his posterior chain towards the end of Victoria's second innings on Wednesday exiting the play as a precaution
The two bowlers batted in their team's second batting effort during their defeat by three hundred runs
"We have one week until the Test matches - typically prefer the side of caution," commented Cummins
"They wanted to find out the nature of the problem prior to testing it that could worsen the condition"
"It's rare to get him chipper, therefore it was positive to see him smiling"
"He knows his body really well. He appeared somewhat concerned (and) wanted to get medical assessment"
Abbott earned 57 international selections with the national team in ODI and T20 cricket
The yet-to-debut the pace bowler is the other seamer in the squad, offering support to the main pace trio
