Overview
- Hazlewood has been recalled to Australia’s Test squad and is expected to play in the upcoming Bangladesh series after roughly 13 months out with hamstring and Achilles problems.
- He is roughly five wickets short of 300 Test scalps and has said his priority is the team’s success rather than personal milestones.
- Hazlewood completed targeted red-ball preparation in Brisbane that included long spells and back-to-back days to replicate Test workloads.
- Selectors and Cricket Australia plan active workload management for frontline quicks, creating regular rotation among Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland.
- Australia face an unusually packed schedule of about 20–21 Tests over the next 12 months, and Hazlewood has deprioritised franchise offers to protect his fitness while chasing away-series goals in England, India and South Africa.