Josh Hazlewood cleared from fitness concerns but Sean Abbott ruled out of Test
The bowler has claimed 295 international wickets maintaining an average of 24.21 during his 76-Test career
Hazlewood received clearance to link up with Australia's squad for the first Ashes Test after an injury scare, although compatriot Abbott has been ruled out
Both suffered hamstring injuries while representing NSW versus Victoria in the Sheffield Shield on Wednesday
Tests indicated the 34-year-old Hazlewood avoided a muscle strain. The uncapped Abbott, 33, suffered a significant hamstring issue
Skipper Pat Cummins is unavailable for the opening Test, commencing later this month, therefore missing of a key pace option in Hazlewood could have proven a serious concern
The bowler stood not expected to participate during the Western Australia Test, with Hazlewood set to join Starc and Boland forming the fast bowling unit
Cummins, who is recovering from back issues, is thought to be scheduled to reappear for the second Test in Brisbane starting on 4 December
Batter Steve Smith will captain the side during the captain's recovery
Following other the Australia players, the bowler took part in ongoing fixtures of state games in preparation for the England series
Prior to recently, he was absent from red-ball cricket for New South Wales for over twelve months
He felt tightness in his posterior chain during the final stages of Victoria's second innings on Wednesday and was substituted as a precaution
Neither Hazlewood nor Abbott batted in the follow-on innings as they lost in a substantial margin
"There's seven days from the Test series - typically prefer the side of caution," stated the captain
"They wanted to find out the nature of the problem prior to testing it that could worsen anything worse"
"He seldom shows him upbeat, making it encouraging to see him smiling"
"He understands his physique extremely well. He appeared a little bit worried (and) wanted to get it checked out"
Abbott earned 57 international selections with the national team in white-ball cricket
The uncapped the pace bowler represents additional pace options among the selections, acting as backup for Starc, Boland and Hazlewood
