Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood suffered an injury scare ahead of the first Ashes Test against England from November 21, while team-mate Sean Abbott has been ruled out.

Hazlewood, 34, left the field on the third day of New South Wales' Sheffield Shield fixture against Victoria in Sydney with a hamstring issue and did not return to bowl.

He did not bat either and was clearly limping while shaking hands at the end of the game following the hosts' 300-run defeat, but a Cricket Australia statement subsequently said the seamer has been cleared of a muscle strain.

It read: "Hazlewood left the field... reporting tightness in his right hamstring. He underwent precautionary scans which have cleared him of muscle strain. He will train as planned in the lead up to the first Test in Perth"

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