Pacer Josh Hazlewood on Saturday dismissed concerns over Australia's ageing bowling attack, insisting that the unit's collective experience is one of its strengths ahead of the Ashes series.

Australia's 15-member squad for the first Ashes Test comprises 14 players over the age of 30. Their spin attack will be spearheaded by Nathan Lyon, who turns 38 a day before the opening Test begins in Perth on November 21. The pace battery includes Mitchell Starc (35), Hazlewood (34), and Scott Boland (36), while skipper Pat Cummins, who will miss the first Test, is 32.

''I think the experience, not just through red-ball cricket, through all the formats, you put all the pieces together. You've been in so many situations now out in the middle that you've learned a lot over the years, not just as an in

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