Hazlewood given the all-clear of fitness concerns but Sean Abbott out of Test

Hazlewood received clearance to link up with the Aussie lineup for the first Ashes Test after an injury scare, however, teammate the paceman is unavailable

The two experienced hamstring injuries while representing NSW in the Victoria clash in the Sheffield Shield recently

Tests indicated the 34-year-old Hazlewood escaped a muscle strain. The 33-year-old Abbott, yet to debut, sustained a "moderate grade" injury

Captain Pat Cummins will miss the opening Test, beginning on 21 November, meaning the absence of another established pace bowler such as Hazlewood would have been a significant setback

Abbott would have been not expected to participate in Perth, with Hazlewood set to join fellow quicks Starc and Boland forming the fast bowling unit

The captain, rehabilitating from back issues, is thought to be on track to return during the next Test in Brisbane starting on 4 December

Batsman Steve Smith will lead Australia in Cummins' absence

Following other Australian cricketers, Hazlewood participated in ongoing fixtures of domestic cricket ahead of the historic rivalry

Prior to recently, he had not played red-ball cricket representing NSW since last season

He felt tightness in his leg muscle towards the end of the opposition's batting recently and was substituted taking preventive measures

Neither Hazlewood nor Abbott participated in batting for New South Wales' second innings during their defeat by 300 runs

"There's seven days from the Test series - we consistently choose the side of caution," commented Cummins

"They needed to determine what was happening before pushing it and possibly causing the injury more severe"

"Uncommon to see him upbeat, therefore it was positive to witness his smile"

"He knows his body really well. I think he was somewhat concerned (and) wanted to get medical assessment"

The bowler collected 57 caps representing Australia in ODI and T20 cricket

The yet-to-debut Doggett represents additional pace options among the selections, providing cover for the primary fast bowlers