Josh Hazlewood cleared from injury however Sean Abbott ruled out of Test

The green light was given to Hazlewood to link up with Australia's squad for the initial Test against England following fitness concerns, but fellow pace bowler Sean Abbott has been ruled out

Both suffered muscle problems playing for their state team versus Victoria in the Sheffield Shield this past Wednesday

Scans showed Hazlewood, 34 avoided tissue injury. The 33-year-old Abbott, yet to debut, has a "moderate grade" injury

Captain Pat Cummins will miss the first Test, commencing later this month, therefore missing of another experienced fast bowler such as Hazlewood could have proven a significant setback

Abbott would have been not expected to participate during the Western Australia Test, with Hazlewood set to join Starc and Boland forming the fast bowling unit

Cummins, currently healing from spinal concerns, is expected to be on track to return for the second Test commencing December fourth

Top-order player Smith takes over leadership while Cummins is out

Like many of the Australia players, Hazlewood participated in ongoing fixtures of state games in preparation for the England series

Until this match, he hadn't featured red-ball cricket representing NSW for over twelve months

He felt tightness in his leg muscle during the final stages of Victoria's second innings recently exiting the play for safety reasons

Both players participated in batting for the follow-on innings during their defeat by 300 runs

"We have one week from the Test series - we consistently choose precautionary measures," commented Cummins

"The medical staff sought to identify the nature of the problem ahead of risking and potentially making the condition"

"Uncommon to see him chipper, therefore it was positive observing his positive demeanor"

"He understands his physique really well. I think he was slightly anxious (and desired it checked out"

Abbott has won 57 international selections representing Australia in limited-overs formats

The uncapped Brendan Doggett is the other seamer in the squad, acting as backup for the primary fast bowlers