Josh Hazlewood cleared of injury however Sean Abbott out of Test

The green light was given to Hazlewood to become part of the Aussie lineup for the first Ashes Test post-injury worries, however, teammate Sean Abbott will miss the match

The two experienced hamstring injuries during their match for NSW against Victoria in domestic cricket recently

Tests indicated the 34-year-old Hazlewood did not sustain a muscle strain. The 33-year-old Abbott, yet to debut, sustained a significant hamstring issue

Captain Pat Cummins is unavailable for the initial match, starting November 21, therefore missing of another established pace bowler in Hazlewood would have been a significant setback

Abbott was not expected to participate in Perth, with Hazlewood set to join Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland forming the fast bowling unit

The captain, rehabilitating from back issues, appears to be scheduled to reappear for the Brisbane match beginning December 4 in Brisbane

Top-order player Smith will captain the side while Cummins is out

Following other Aussie squad members, Hazlewood is involved in ongoing fixtures of state games ahead of the Ashes

Before this week, he was absent from domestic first-class games with his state team in more than a year

He experienced stiffness in his leg muscle towards the end of Victoria's second innings recently and left the field as a precaution

The two bowlers batted in New South Wales' second innings in a losing cause by 300 runs

"There's seven days before the international cricket - always err on the side of caution," stated the captain

"They needed to determine the exact situation prior to testing it and potentially making the injury more severe"

"He seldom shows him cheerful, therefore it was positive to witness his smile"

"He's aware of his condition really well. It seemed he felt somewhat concerned (seeking to obtain professional evaluation"

The bowler collected 57 caps representing Australia in white-ball cricket

The yet-to-debut the pace bowler provides bowling backup among the selections, acting as backup for Starc, Boland and Hazlewood