‘Feels pretty random’: Josh Hazlewood expresses frustration after getting ruled out of remainder of Border Gavaskar Trophy | Cricket News
Josh Hazlewood, who is set to miss out of the remainder of the Border Gavaskar Trophy against India due to a right calf strain which he sustained during the 3rd Test at Gabba, expressed his frustration , calling the injury ‘random.’
“Just frustrating really. Ticked every box heading into the (third) Test, I could understand if it was my side again, but it was just a random calf strain,” he said to 7NEWS.
“It’s just the timing again, they are only little 2-3 week injuries, it’s just the timing of it and missing big games is the frustrating thing, Obviously, do a deep dive into it and see what we can come up with … feels pretty random,” he added.
Hazlewood, who had missed the 2nd Test at Adelaide was sent for scans after just one over of bowling on the fourth day of the Gabba Test after hurting his right calf in the warm-up before play. The injury only turned out to be a strain, but it’s expected to be serious enough to end his home Test summer early.
“I’ve had a hory of sides and calves, they’re probably the two things that have kept me out for the majority over the last four years. But yeah I sort of just keep adding another layer to the defence hopefully, get back into the gym, I’ve ticked a lot of boxes over the last 12 months,” he said.
The pacer stressed that he did not want to rush back to action before regaining full fitness, which he is hoping to achieve the two-match Test tour of Sri Lanka in late January and February.
“That’s probably the goal, just take it as it comes over the next few weeks. No rush to get anything in a hurry, it’s just getting everything right. Probably take a few extra days here and there. Ticking things off and getting everything right,” he said.
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