SYDNEY: Quick bowler Josh Hazlewood will miss the early phases of the Twenty20 World Cup as he recovers from hamstring and Achilles accidents in one other setback for Australia.
The 35-year-old, who missed the complete Ashes sequence in opposition to England and has not performed any cricket since November, will stay in Sydney to proceed his restoration.
Sean Abbott has been known as up as a travelling reserve.
“We felt with Josh it was extra sensible and useful for him to proceed his rehabilitation at house in a well-known setting earlier than travelling to Sri Lanka,” selector Tony Dodemaide stated in a press release late Monday.
No timeframe for his return was given.
“Sean is an achieved and versatile worldwide participant who has skilled quite a few World Cup campaigns. It made sense for him to stick with the group following the Pakistan tour,” added Dodemaide.
Australia head to the World Cup in disarray after being thumped 3-0 by Pakistan in a warm-up sequence and are winless of their previous 5 T20s.
Including to their woes, star paceman Pat Cummins has been dominated out of the complete match in India and Sri Lanka starting on Saturday.
Check skipper Cummins hoped to be match as he slowly recovers from a decrease again damage, however ran out of time, with Ben Dwarshuis changing him.
Quick bowler Nathan Ellis, together with big-hitters Glenn Maxwell and Tim David, are attributable to be a part of the touring get together on Tuesday after lacking the Pakistan sequence.
Australia’s matches in Group B will all be performed in Sri Lanka.
They open in opposition to Eire in Colombo on February 11 and also will face the co-hosts Sri Lanka, Oman, and Zimbabwe.
