{"id":571839,"date":"2025-11-15T10:37:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T10:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/571839\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T10:37:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T10:37:19","slug":"disaster-for-aussies-as-another-frontline-bowler-is-ruled-out-of-first-ashes-test-in-perth-joining-captain-pat-cummins-on-the-sideline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/571839\/","title":{"rendered":"Disaster for Aussies as ANOTHER frontline bowler is ruled out of first Ashes Test in Perth, joining captain Pat Cummins on the sideline"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Josh Hazlewood succumbs to hamstring injury\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-144\/josh-alston.html\" class=\"author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JOSH ALSTON, SPORTS REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  23:25 EST, 14 November 2025   |  Updated:  23:50 EST, 14 November 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/australia-cricket\/index.html\" id=\"mol-107a8970-c1db-11f0-8c88-9bc59ec82167\" rel=\"noopener\">Australia<\/a>&#8216;s fast bowling stocks will be severely tested in the first Ashes Test in <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/perth\/index.html\" id=\"mol-6012ee10-c1da-11f0-8f04-a905867f6ae7\" rel=\"noopener\">Perth<\/a> after Josh Hazelwood was ruled out on Saturday with a hamstring complaint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Hazlewood sent a scare through the Australian camp when he tweaked the hamstring in the Sheffield Shield, but was cleared to play on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Now Channel 7 sports reporter Xander McGuire has reported that Hazelwood has broken down and will not play in Perth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The 34-year-old reported consistent tightness on Saturday afternoon before he was ultimately ruled out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Josh Hazlewood has officially been ruled out for the first test. Cricket Australia confirmation to come shortly,&#8217; McGuire posted to social media platform X.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Initial scans Wednesday were clear of muscle strain however follow-up imaging today has confirmed the injury,&#8217; a Cricket Australia statement read.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e06b87700f1a569c\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/103903489-15293395-image-a-1_1763180612342.jpg\" height=\"948\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Josh Hazlewood has reported been ruled out of the first Ashes Test in Perth this week\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Josh Hazlewood has reported been ruled out of the first Ashes Test in Perth this week<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8d596178968fcca2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/103903497-15293395-image-a-14_1763181206494.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Australian skipper Pat Cummins had already been ruled out of the first Test with a back complaint\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Australian skipper Pat Cummins had already been ruled out of the first Test with a back complaint<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-33d2429cec77e7e6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/103903717-15293395-image-a-15_1763181359879.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"South Australian seamer\u00a0Brendan Doggett is set to earn a Test debut following the injuries\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">South Australian seamer\u00a0Brendan Doggett is set to earn a Test debut following the injuries<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Early imaging can occasionally underestimate low-grade muscle injuries.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He joins injured skipper\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/pat-cummins\/index.html\" id=\"mol-601e11a0-c1da-11f0-8f04-a905867f6ae7\" rel=\"noopener\">Pat Cummins<\/a> [back] who was not able to recover from his complaint in time for the first Ashes Test.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And backup seamer Sean Abbott is also unavailable, injuring his hamstring in the same match at Hazlewood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">That leaves Mitchell Starc as the only fit first-choice fast bowler left to take on England this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Scott Boland is locked in to replace Cummins, while Brendan Doggett is now in line for a surprise debut with Abbott also injured.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Doggett has produced two five-wicket hauls since returning from a hamstring injury for South Australia and is currently one of the country&#8217;s in-form bowlers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;He&#8217;s been bowling really well the last couple of games from what I&#8217;ve seen,&#8217; Cummins said of Doggett.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;He&#8217;s really well placed to be vying for a spot in that first Test. It&#8217;s always nice to have a squad full of people in form and he&#8217;s certainly one of those guys.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f4fae1f17c765a32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/103903721-15293395-image-a-16_1763181530669.jpg\" height=\"946\" width=\"634\" alt=\"It is better news for England with pace bowler Mark Wood is expected to recover from his own hamstring complaint to play in the first Test\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">It is better news for England with pace bowler Mark Wood is expected to recover from his own hamstring complaint to play in the first Test\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Queensland all-rounder Michael Neser is expected to be added to the squad as extra cover.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Meanwhile\u00a0Wood experienced tightness in his left hamstring after bowling his eighth over on the opening day of England&#8217;s three-day warm-up match at Lilac Hill on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The 35-year-old was playing his first match since undergoing knee surgery in March and the hamstring niggle has raised big doubts about his durability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But scans have cleared him of any damage, and although Wood isn&#8217;t expected to bowl for England on the final day of the warm-up match on Saturday, he will train next week in a bid to prove his fitness for the first Test, starting Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Following precautionary scans on Friday, England fast bowler Mark Wood has been cleared of any concerns regarding his left hamstring,&#8217; England said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;He is not expected to feature today &#8211; the third day of England&#8217;s warm-up match against the Lions XI at Lilac Hill Park, Perth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Wood will continue to train as planned in the build-up to the first Test in Perth.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Disaster for Aussies as ANOTHER frontline bowler is ruled out of first Ashes Test in Perth, joining captain Pat Cummins on the sideline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Josh Hazlewood succumbs to hamstring injury\u00a0 By JOSH ALSTON, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 23:25 EST, 14 November 2025 |&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":571840,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4101],"tags":[186,1406,92,29003,568,93,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-571839","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-australia","9":"tag-cricket","10":"tag-dailymail","11":"tag-pat-cummins","12":"tag-perth","13":"tag-sport","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115553282288273108","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=571839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571839\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/571840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=571839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=571839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=571839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}