Cricket

Injured Aussie quick ruled out of Ashes series

Dec 9, 2025

Australian fast-bowler Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the remainder of the Ashes series amid hamstring and achilles tendon injuries.

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Injuries have thwarted the reliable right-arm quick in recent years and had forced him to watch from afar as Australia took a 2-0 series lead at the Gabba last week.

Hazlewood had been expected to play some part in the summer until a fresh achilles issue clouded his availability last week and prevented him from reuniting with the squad in Brisbane.

On Tuesday, coach Andrew McDonald confirmed he would miss the remainder of the series

"He will be out of the series and his preparation will then shift towards the (2026 T20) World Cup, which is an incredibly important campaign for us but unfortunately Josh won't be a part of the Ashes," McDonald said.

"It's really flat for him. A couple of setbacks we didn't see coming. We thought he'd play a huge part in the series. We really feel for him that he won't get that opportunity."

It comes after Hazlewood missed the entire Test tour of Sri Lanka earlier this year and played only two of a possible five Tests in last summer's home series against India.