Josh Hazlewood Out Of 2nd Ashes Test, Replacement Named

Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood is out of the second Ashes Test after suffering a side strain in the first test, which his side won by nine wickets at the Gabba, Brisbane. 

According to a report in Fox Sports, Hazlewood took a flight to Sydney from Brisbane without his teammates, who will be going to Adelaide for the Day/Night Test. 

Australia's new Test captain, Pat Cummins, was hopeful that Hazlewood's injury would be managed for the five-match test series. 

“Yeah he was a little bit sore yesterday, so we just tried to get him through,” Cummins told after the 1st test ended. 

“Obviously it’s a five-Test match series, so (we) didn’t want to try and break him yesterday. He pulled up OK today, so we’ll keep managing him.”

The report further stated that Jhye Richardson will be replacing him in the next test. It will be Richardson's third test and first since 2019.