Australia vs India: Josh Hazlewood to miss Adelaide pink-ball Test due side strain | Cricket News

Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the day-night Test match at Adelaide with a side strain, the Cricket Australia has said in a statement on Saturday.
“Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the match with a low grade left side injury,” said Cricket Australia.
“Hazlewood will remain with the group in Adelaide to prepare for the remainder of the series.”
The selectors have added two uncapped players Sean Abbott and Brendan Doggett to the squad for the second Test match against India in Adelaide that will be played under lights.
Josh Hazlewood was Australia’s best bowler in the first innings of the Perth Test, taking 4 for 29 as India were bowled out for 150. The pacer was economical with 1 for 28 from 21 overs in the second innings.
Hazlewood was also one of Australia’s best the last time India played in Adelaide, taking 5 for 8 in five overs as India were bowled out for 36.
Who is Brendon Doggett?
It’s a second call-up to the Test squad for Doggett who travelled to the UAE for a Test series against Pakan in October 2018 – the first under coach Justin Langer – but did not play.
A proud descendant of the Worimi people of northern New South Wales, the 30-year-old would become just the fifth Indigenous player to earn a Baggy Green if he plays, following in the footsteps of Indigenous pioneers Jason Gillespie, Faith Thomas, Ash Gardner and Scott Boland.
Doggett has bagged collected 11 wickets at 34.27 in three Shield games this season.
Who is Sean Abbott?
Sean Abbott, 32 has been a fringe player for Australia in the white-ball. He has played 26 ODIs and 20 T20Is since his international debut in October 2014 and has been on the fringes of the Test side in recent years.
He was previously included in Australia’s Test squad for the 2020-21 series against India, while he spent time with the squad as a reserve for last year’s Ashes during a stint playing for Surrey.
Abbott took 13 wickets at 19.84 in two Shield matches this season and has 261 wickets from 87 first-class matches in his career.
Australia squad for the second Test
Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster, Sean Abbott and Brendan Doggett