Australia person officially ruled retired Josh Hazlewood from taking his spot successful the 2nd Ashes Test, acceptable to statesman connected Thursday successful Adelaide, aft the accelerated bowler suffered a broadside strain during the opening match.
The wounded stroke has opened the doorway for either Western Australian speedy Jhye Richardson oregon Queensland paceman Michael Neser to beryllium added to the XI, arsenic the hosts sprout for a two-nil pb successful the series.
Former Test skipper Mark Taylor is torn implicit which of the 2 should person the call-up.
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"It's tough, isn't it? If you're looking similar for like, Michael Neser's astir apt a small much similar Hazlewood, and you'd astir apt accidental that Jhye Richardson's a spot much similar a Pat Cummins," Taylor told Wide World of Sports.
"If it were Starc oregon Cummins who were out, I deliberation Richardson would beryllium consecutive in, peculiarly arsenic helium was the 12th antheral for (the first) Test.
"But with Neser taking 5 wickets (for Australia A), and he's a spot much of that stump-to-stump, slight-outswing bowler, he'll travel into consideration.
"But it would beryllium pugnacious not to springiness Richardson the archetypal ace arsenic helium was the 12th man."
Richardson, 25, has taken 90 first-class wickets astatine 21.11, portion 31-year-old Neser has 236 first-class scalps astatine 24.47.
Richardson has played 2 Tests, taking six wickets astatine 20.50 against Sri Lanka during the 2018-19 Australian summer, portion Neser is yet to debut.
The wounded Hazlewood sustained successful the Brisbane Test constricted the 30-year-old to bowling conscionable 14 of the 103 overs successful England's 2nd innings. Fellow pacemen Cummins and Mitchell Starc completed 20 overs each, portion off-spinner Nathan Lyon contributed 34 overs arsenic helium surged past 400 Test wickets.
Hazlewood returned to Sydney yesterday day for further appraisal and rehabilitation.
The New South Welshman's availability for the 3rd Test, the MCG's Boxing Day fixture, volition beryllium confirmed successful owed course.
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