Hazlewood cleared of injury but Sean Abbott out of Test
Hazlewood's career includes 295 wickets maintaining an average of 24.21 runs per wicket during his 76-Test career
Hazlewood received clearance to become part of the Australian team ahead of the opening Ashes match post-injury worries, however, teammate the paceman is unavailable
The two experienced hamstring injuries playing for NSW in the Victoria clash during Sheffield Shield action on Wednesday
Tests indicated Hazlewood, 34 avoided muscle damage. The 33-year-old Abbott, yet to debut, sustained a moderate-level injury
Team captain Cummins is unavailable for the first Test, commencing later this month, so the loss of another experienced fast bowler such as Hazlewood would have been a major blow
The bowler stood unlikely to play at the Perth match, as Hazlewood prepares to team up fellow quicks Starc and Boland as the specialist seamers
The captain, rehabilitating from a back injury, is thought to be scheduled to reappear during the next Test in Brisbane starting on 4 December
Batsman Steve Smith will captain the side in Cummins' absence
Following other Aussie squad members, Hazlewood is involved in the current round of Sheffield Shield matches ahead of the Ashes
Before this week, he hadn't featured domestic first-class games with his state team for over twelve months
He noticed discomfort in his posterior chain towards the end of the opposition's batting on Wednesday exiting the play for safety reasons
The two bowlers participated in batting for New South Wales' second innings during their defeat in a substantial margin
"We have one week before the international cricket - we consistently choose being cautious," commented Cummins
"They wanted to find out the exact situation before pushing it and potentially making the condition"
"Uncommon to see him cheerful, therefore it was positive to see him smiling"
"He's aware of his condition really well. He appeared somewhat concerned (seeking to obtain medical assessment"
The bowler collected 57 international selections representing Australia in ODI and T20 cricket
The uncapped Doggett represents additional pace options among the selections, offering support to the main pace trio
