The Ashes: Australia's Josh Hazlewood passed fit but Sean Abbott out of first England Test

Josh Hazlewood has taken 295 wickets at an average of 24.21 in 76 Tests

Josh Hazlewood has been cleared to join Australia's squad for the first Ashes Test against England after an injury scare, but fellow pace bowler Sean Abbott has been ruled out.

Both suffered hamstring injuries playing for New South Wales against Victoria in the Sheffield Shield on Wednesday.

Scans showed Hazlewood, 34, did not sustain a muscle strain. The uncapped Abbott, 33, has a "moderate grade" injury.

Captain Pat Cummins is out of the first Test, beginning on 21 November, so the loss of another established pace bowler in Hazlewood would have been a major blow.