Hazlewood given the all-clear from fitness concerns but Sean Abbott ruled out of Test

The green light was given to Hazlewood to become part of the Australian team ahead of the opening Ashes match post-injury worries, although compatriot Sean Abbott has been ruled out

Both suffered hamstring injuries during their match for New South Wales versus Victoria in the Sheffield Shield recently

Medical examinations revealed Hazlewood, 34 avoided tissue injury. The uncapped Abbott, 33, has a "moderate grade" injury

Team captain Cummins will miss the opening Test, beginning on 21 November, meaning the absence of another established pace bowler such as Hazlewood might have represented a significant setback

The bowler stood not expected to participate during the Western Australia Test, while Hazlewood will combine Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland forming the fast bowling unit

The captain, rehabilitating from spinal concerns, is expected to be scheduled to reappear for the Brisbane match beginning December 4 in Brisbane

Batter Steve Smith will lead Australia in Cummins' absence

Similar to most the Australia players, Hazlewood participated in ongoing fixtures of state games in preparation for the England series

Prior to recently, he was absent from domestic first-class games with his state team since last season

He felt tightness in his posterior chain towards the end of the opposition's batting on Wednesday and left the field as a precaution

Both players participated in batting for the follow-on innings in a losing cause by three hundred runs

"There's seven days before the international cricket - always err on precautionary measures," stated the captain

"They wanted to find out what was happening before pushing it and potentially making the condition"

"He seldom shows him upbeat, therefore it was positive observing his positive demeanor"

"He understands his physique really well. I think he was a little bit worried (seeking to obtain it checked out"

The bowler collected 57 appearances for Australia in limited-overs formats

The yet-to-debut the pace bowler represents additional pace options within the team, offering support to the primary fast bowlers