Australia's Hazlewood out of 1st Ashes Test
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Ollie Pope respects Englands decision to replace him with Harry Brook as Ben Stokes Test vice-captain ahead of The Ashes; batter has seen place come under threat from Jacob Bethell and feels performing under that pressure will help him in Australia,
England fast bowler Mark Wood could play in the first Ashes test against Australia starting next Friday after scans cleared him of a hamstring injury. Wood experienced tightness in his left hamstring after bowling his eighth over on the opening day of England’s three-day warm-up match at Lilac Hill in Perth on Thursday.
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'Greyhound' Doggett in line to become Australia Test Cap No. 472
If he makes his debut, Brendan Doggett will become just the third Indigenous man after Jason Gillespie and Scott Boland to play Test cricket for Australia
Mitchell Johnson says whole Ashes script is starting to be rewritten with Australia without key seamers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood for at least first Test against England; Johnson says injuries expose age profile of squad;
Skipper Ben Stokes has defended England's lack of warm-up matches ahead of the first Ashes cricket test against Australia in Perth beginning Nov. 21.
England's coaching staff turn to their cricket counterparts for inspiration before their opening autumn Test against Australia at Allianz Stadium.