Melbourne [Australia], November 16 (ANI): Former Australian pacer Jason Gillespie feels that uncapped quick Brendan Doggett is good to go for the Ashes series opener at Perth with Josh Hazlewood out due to injury, pointing out that the 31-year-old has "got a good motor".

In a massive setback for Australia, after injuries to skipper Pat Cummins and Sean Abbott, another mainstay of the Aussie pace attack, Hazlewood, has been ruled out of the first Test at Perth due to a hamstring injury which first surfaced during the Sheffield Shield return for New South Wales (NSW). Scans eventually revealed a hamstring injury after he was initially cleared. All-rounder Michael Neser was added to the side after that. But with only Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland as guaranteed starters, Doggett has a shot

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