Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood bowled just one over on the fourth day of the third Test at the Gabba and was pulled from the action and was later sent for scans.
“Josh Hazlewood reported calf awareness in this morning’s warmup. He will be taken for scans to assess the injury. Any updates will be shared in due course,” Cricket Australia said.
Hazlewood picked up the big wicket of Virat Kohli on the third day of the Test.
Hazlewood missed the Adelaide Test with a side injury but Australia insisted he was fit enough to play in Brisbane.
“Without any question I think we will be seeing Scott Boland at the MCG,” former England captain Michael Vaughan said on commentary
“I’m not too sure he (Hazlewood) will bowl much more, Mitchell Marsh can come on and bowl a few.
“He looks ginger, like he is really struggling. He’s walking back gingerly (and) he is just not right.”
Former Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin questioned the inclusion of Josh Hazlewood for the Gabba Test.
“I’m just not quite sure what is going to happen here with Josh Hazlewood,” Brad Haddin said.
“Andrew McDonald is saying there to Scott Boland to do some bowling for Melbourne.”
Kerry O’Keeffe said Australia has gone for horses for courses approach.
“Trying to look at the Australian strategy, I think they had in mind that Hazlewood should play this and miss Melbourne,” O’Keeffe said.
“Melbourne is by a long way his worst pitch in Australia and then Starc miss Sydney, which is a long way his worst pitch in Australia.
“So I think they factored in that Australia was going to play this one and that Boland, who loves the MCG would come in for Melbourne.
“And that may well be the case now anyway. The Boland numbers are irresistible.
“But questions will be asked, was he (Hazlewood) fit going into this game?”
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