Josh Hazlewood's calf strain during the third Test in Brisbane raises concerns for Australia's bowling attack. The team will heavily rely on Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc for the remainder of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Australia will have to rely heavily on Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc following Josh Hazlewood 's latest injury. Australia expects Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc to play through the home summer unchanged after Josh Hazlewood 's injury made their availability crucial. Hazlewood is set to miss the remainder of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy because of a calf strain sustained during the warm-up on day four of the third Test in Brisbane.
He did not return as India went to stumps at 9-252, having avoided the follow-on. Scott Boland is expected to replace Hazlewood in Melbourne, with the series likely to be locked at 1-1 and India needing only one more victory to retain the trophy. Questions had been asked before the series whether Cummins, Starc or Hazlewood could play through the entire series, without their performances waning late. But Hazlewood's injury now means it is vital both Cummins and Starc play and perform in Melbourne and Sydney. The duo were forced to bowl 44.5 overs between them amid rain delays by the end of day four in Brisbane. 'They are still at the relative numbers we would expect through this amount of Test matches,' Australia bowling coach Dan Vettori said. 'They had a pretty light workload in Adelaide and because of the breaks it didn't feel like we pushed them too hard. 'We tried to push them longer to get India's last wicket, that was probably the only time we felt they were slightly extended, but otherwise it feels like the norm.' Marsh had declared before the Brisbane Test he had overcome back soreness but was only called upon for two overs in India's first innings at the Gabba. This summer, ABC Sport is looking for the most memorable cricket moment between Australia and India, as voted by the readers. Cast your votes now in our online poll. The all-rounder may need to be used more in Melbourne as Australia manage their workloads to ensure Cummins, Starc and Boland are all fit for Sydne
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