Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the ongoing Ashes series due to hamstring and Achilles issues. He already had to sit out due to Australia’s two victories in Perth and Brisbane but the hope still remained that he might be able to feature in remaining Tests. But now head coach Andrew McDonald confirmed on Tuesday that the Aussie seamer has now shifted focus towards recovering in for the T20 World Cup.

“He’ll be out of the series and his preparation will then shift toward the World Cup, which is an incredibly important campaign for us,” 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.”

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