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    "excerpt": "Josh Hazlewood: Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood says he\u2019s aiming to be available for the \u2018back end\u2019 of the Ashes as he is still recovering from his hamstring injury. ",
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    "editor1": "Josh Hazlewood: Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood says he\u2019s aiming to be available for the \u2018back end\u2019 of the Ashes as he is still recovering from his hamstring injury.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Hazlewood missed the opening Ashes Test in Perth after a second set of scans confirmed a right hamstring injury he sustained during a Sheffield Shield game for NSW shortly before the first Test, and has also been left out of the squad for the day-night second Test at the Gabba, starting on December 4, as Australia have named the unchanged squad for the second game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Hazlewood, however, has bowled in the nets this week in Sydney with a red ball, boosting hopes that he might get a shot in the later stage of the series, meaning the series may be decided by the time he bowls a Test delivery against England.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s coming along slowly. I\u2019ll have another bowl today; I just started the other day. Running and everything\u2019s going well,\" Hazlewood said at the SCG on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s probably tough to put a timeline on it. I think \u2018Ron\u2019 (Australian coach Andrew McDonald) probably nailed it the other day \u2014 play a part in the back end, hopefully. Hopefully it\u2019s not still in the balance, hopefully we\u2019re on top by then,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Hazlewood also stated that fellow quick and Australian captain Pat Cummins was looking strong ahead of a possible return for the Brisbane Test, which begins next Thursday at the Gabba, but Cummins was later left out of the squad and has been given an extra two weeks to return to full fitness.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s probably tough to put a timeline on it. I think \u2018Ron\u2019 (Australian coach Andrew McDonald) probably nailed it the other day \u2014 play a part in the back end, hopefully. Hopefully it\u2019s not still in the balance, hopefully we\u2019re on top by then,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">Live Cricket Score<\/a><\/h5><p>Cummins trained strongly at the SCG on Friday, bowling at what appeared to be full speed to Steve Smith for more than an hour with a pink ball after getting through a similar session at NSW's Cricket Central headquarters on Tuesday and has a strong chance to return to the side for the third match in Adelaide beginning December 17.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5>Article Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ians.in\/english-wire\/sports\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">IANS<\/a><\/h5>",
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