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Ashes 2025-26: Hazlewood, Cummins Return to Nets in Major Boost for Australia Before Second Test
Josh Hazlewood bowled at less than full pace and may miss the second Test while Pat Cummins trains with a pink ball for the day-night Ashes match.
- On Tuesday, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins bowled in the nets at Cricket Central, Sydney during New South Wales' Sheffield Shield match vs Tasmania as they aim to return from injury for the Ashes.
- After tweaking his hamstring six days before the opening Test in Perth, Josh Hazlewood has followed a staged rehab program, while Pat Cummins works through a lingering lower-back injury, Australia coach Andrew McDonald said.
- Using distinct balls in nets, Pat Cummins practised with a pink ball, steaming in during two sessions last week, while Josh Hazlewood bowled a red ball at reduced pace.
- With selection unsettled, coaches and selectors are delaying choices until fitness is proven, as Josh Hazlewood will almost certainly miss the Brisbane second Test due to his hamstring, and selectors need assurance on five-day Test workload.
- With the pink-ball day-night Test looming in Brisbane, Josh Hazlewood targets Adelaide for return while reserves Michael Neser and Xavier Bartlett may fill gaps amid an 11-day Perth-Brisbane gap.
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Ashes: Hazlewood back in training, Cummins trains with pink ball before 2nd Test
Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins took part in a crucial training session in Sydney as Australia prepares for the second Ashes Test at the Gabba. Hazlewood, recovering from a hamstring injury, and Cummins, working back from a back issue, are both pushing to be available as the series intensifies.
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