Australia look acceptable to beryllium without Josh Hazlewood for the 2nd Ashes Test, with the speedy all-but-confirmed to not beryllium travelling to Adelaide.
Jhye Richardson, who was 12th antheral successful the opening Test, is the favourited to regenerate him up of Michael Neser, contempt the latter's good showing successful an Australia A match.
Hazlewood reportedly boarded a formation to Sydney from Brisbane connected Sunday.
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On Sunday evening, Cricket Australia's website confirmed that Hazlewood had been flown location alternatively than travelling with the team, but said helium had not yet officially been ruled out.
Still, it seems improbable that helium volition capable to retrieve from the broadside strain that helium suffered during the nine-wicket triumph successful Brisbane, fixed the enactment that's been taken.
The determination whitethorn beryllium much precautionary than thing else. When pressed astir Hazlewood's presumption connected Saturday, Pat Cummins said arsenic much.
"I deliberation a cardinal is we don't privation to enactment him successful jeopardy for the full series," helium said.
You could marque the statement for either Richardson oregon Neser being a good replacement - Richardson's inclusion arsenic the 12th antheral astatine the Gabba and his Shield performances connected 1 hand, Neser's 5-29 successful the archetypal innings for Australia A against the Lions connected the other.
Former Test skipper Mark Taylor said that due to the fact that it was Hazlewood and not Starc oregon Cummins, helium would person opted for Neser arsenic the much like-for-like replacement.
"Michael Neser's astir apt a small much similar Hazlewood, and you'd astir apt accidental that Jhye Richardson's a spot much similar a Pat Cummins," helium said.
"If it were Starc oregon Cummins who were out, I deliberation Richardson would beryllium consecutive in."
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