Ashes 2023: Ian Healy picks Josh Hazlewood ahead of Michael Neser for Old Trafford

Be it with the bat or ball, Michael Neser has been in red hot form in the County Championship.
The 33-year-old playing for Glamorgan, Neser made 176 not out overnight against Leicestershire, his second consecutive century after his knock of 123 against Sussex.
With the ball thr swing bowler has taken an impressive 19 wickets at an average of 25.63 and has made a impressive case for himself for the fourth Ashes Test, which begins at Old Trafford on July 19.

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However, former Australia cricketer Ian Healy feels Josh Hazlewood, who was rested for the third Test will be ahead of Neser in the pecking order.
“I think he might be a fifth Test (option) if there’s a breakdown in the fourth,” Healy told SENQ Breakfast.
“I think (Josh) Hazlewood will go in and probably deserves to go in now that he’s back on the field for Boland.
“If something happens then or someone needs a rest, I think he (Neser) will probably leapfrog Boland back into the fifth Test.
“It’s good to be in good form.”
However, Healy admitted that if Neser plays the Australia would have a shorter tail.
“It means they’d have a short tail,” Healy said.

“They (Neser, Starc and Cummins) are good batsmen, a long tail is four batsmen that don’t bat that well.
“I’m not sure whether they (the current tail) enjoy batting against Mark Wood.
“It can be (hard), so we might need some batting.”