Cricket-Australia's Hazlewood eases fears over long-term fitness


  • Cricket
  • Monday, 05 Jun 2023

FILE PHOTO Cricket - ICC Mens T20 World Cup - Super 12 - Group 1 - Australia v West Indies - Zayed Cricket Stadium Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates - November 6 2021 Australias Josh Hazlewood REUTERSHamad I MohammedFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Super 12 - Group 1 - Australia v West Indies - Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - November 6, 2021 Australia's Josh Hazlewood REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo

(Reuters) - Australia paceman Josh Hazlewood has moved to ease fears about his long-term fitness after being ruled out of this week's World Test Championship (WTC) final against India at The Oval.

The 32-year-old is recovering from a side issue that cut short his participation in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the latest in a string of injuries that have limited him to four tests since January 2021.

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