This is also the first time since 2009 Champions Trophy that Australia are playing in an ICC tournament with without one of Cummins, Starc, Hazlewood, Steve Smith or David Warner as well. Cricket Australia, meanwhile, hasn't named a replacement for Hazlewood yet.

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Australia is placed in Group B along with Ireland, Oman, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. They will start their campaign against the Ireland on Feb 11 in Colombo, then face Zimbabwe on Feb 13, Sri Lanka on Feb 16 and Oman on Feb 20.

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Australia remain one of the favourites to win the T20 World Cup, having lifted the trophy in 2021 under Aaron Finch’s captaincy. They famously missed out on a semifinal spot in the T20 World Cup 2024 after losing to Afghanistan in the quarterfinal of the tournament.

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In the squad announced on New Year’s Day, Australia named injured Pat Cummins in the 15-man squad while Josh Hazlewood and Tim David were also included. 

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Cummins and Hazlewood are out of Australia's squad for the fifth and final Ashes Test at the SCG.

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Even in their absence, Australia took a formidable 2-0 lead in this five-match series. 

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Hazlewood's latest injury does not bode well for Australia who are dealing with multiple such scenarios in the ongoing Ashes. The hosts are already without regular skipper Pat Cummins who has also not played the first two Tests but is hopeful of playing in Adelaide.

More woes for Australia! Josh Hazlewood picks up Achilles soreness during rehab from hamstring injury

There were questions about Australia's pace attack in the lead up to the Ashes opener but a fiery Starc rose to the occasion with a perfect performance. As for the second Test, Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out but skipper Pat Cummins remains hopeful for the participation.

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Josh Hazelwood, who was already nursing an injury, has been ruled out due to a hamstring injury, while the hosts are without key assets like Sean Abbott and Pat Cummins. 

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After the scans, Hazlewood was cleared to play in the first Tests as he only had some tightness in hamstring while Abbott has been withdrawn from the squad as after scans revealed moderate grade strain.

Hazlewood clear to play in Ashes opener after injury scare; reserve pacer Abbott out

Australia have been the dominant force in the Ashes in the last decade, having not lost the holy grail since 2015. Australia beat England 4-0 in the last Ashes at home, while their last two visits to England have seen them drawn 2-2.

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From Mitchell Starc to Mark Wood, here's a look at the top five active bowlers with most wickets in The Ashes. This list also includes Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood

From Mitchell Starc to Mark Wood, 5 active bowlers with most wickets in The Ashes

From Mitchell Starc to Pat Cummins, here's a look at the top five active Australian bowlers with most ODI wickets. This list also includes Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Marsh

Meet top 5 active Australian bowlers with most ODI wickets, check who tops list

From Pat Cummins to Jasprit Bumrah, here's a look at the top five bowlers in latest ICC Test rankings 2025. This list also includes Matt Henry, Josh Hazlewood and Kagiso Rabada

From Pat Cummins to Jasprit Bumrah, top 5 bowlers in latest ICC Test rankings 2025

From Josh Hazlewood to Tim Southee, here is list of five bowlers to dismiss Virat Kohli most times in international cricket. The list also consists of top names like Adil Rashid, Moeen Ali and James Anderson as they got the better of Virat Kohli on multiple occasions. 

From Josh Hazlewood to Tim Southee, 5 bowlers to dismiss Virat Kohli most times in international cricket

From Pat Cummins to Mitchell Starc, here's a look at the top five Australian bowlers with most wickets in T20Is. This list also includes Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood and Ashton Agar.

5 Australian bowlers with most wickets in T20Is, Mitchell Starc is second, check which bowler tops the list

Australia take 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series against West Indies. 

WI vs AUS: Hazlewood routs West Indies as Australia crush host to win first Test

Johnson slams Hazlewood for making a ‘choice’ that cost Australia WTC Final

‘Choosing IPL over national team…’ - Mitchell Johnson slams Josh Hazlewood for ‘choice’ that cost Australia WTC Final

WTC Final: ‘Unbeaten’ Bavuma breaks Hazlewood’s ‘finals streak’ | Know how

WTC Final: ‘Unbeaten’ Bavuma breaks Hazlewood’s ‘finals streak’ as Proteas end ICC trophy drought

Hazlewood, before this WTC Final 2025, has featured in nine finals in his career across formats - and hasn't lost a single one of them. Isn't he the luckiest player in WTC Final 2025?

Luckiest player in WTC Final? The Australian pacer has managed to win all finals in career including IPL with Dhoni, Rohit and Kohli

Josh Hazlewood is the only foreign player to have won three IPL finals with different teams - MI (2015), CSK (2021) and RCB (2025). He has never lost a final whenever played including with RCB - that is the biggest reason in his favour for tagging him as IPL's lucky charm.

IPL's lucky charm? He's the only player to win a title with Dhoni, Kohli and Rohit

Hazlewood will next be seen in World Test Championship (WTC) Final for Australia against South Africa in the UK. The WTC Final 2025 starts June 11 and Australia would be hoping to retain their trophy against South Africa. They had won last time by beating India.

9 out of 9: Hazlewood continues final winning streak with RCB's maiden IPL title. Next stop - WTC 2025 Final vs South Africa

Punjab Kings(PBKS) pacer Arshdeep Singh tops the chart with $133K per wicket. Check out the full list of bowlers who cost the most for every dismissal this IPL season.  Cricket | Photos

Arshdeep gets Rs 1,125,00,00 per wicket – You won’t believe cost for others. Check the full list of players with highest cost per wicket

The ECB and several other boards decided against extending NOCs to their players beyond the decided date earlier (May 25) to honour international commitments. Sports, Cricket

IPL 2025: Romario Shepherd and Liam Livingstone rejoin RCB squad; no clarity on foreign pace duo

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