Josh Hazlewood cleared of injury but Abbott ruled out of Ashes Test
The bowler has claimed 295 international wickets maintaining an average of 24.21 runs per wicket during his 76-Test career
Hazlewood received clearance to join the Australian team for the initial Test against England following fitness concerns, however, teammate Abbott is unavailable
Each encountered hamstring issues playing for their state team versus Victoria in the Sheffield Shield on Wednesday
Medical examinations revealed Hazlewood (34) did not sustain muscle damage. Abbott, 33, who hasn't played Tests, suffered a "moderate grade" injury
Captain Pat Cummins is out of the initial match, starting November 21, therefore missing of another established pace bowler like Hazlewood could have proven a major blow
Abbott was not expected to participate at the Perth match, with Hazlewood set to join Starc and Boland as the primary pace attack
The captain, rehabilitating from a back injury, is thought to be likely to comeback during the next Test beginning December 4 in Brisbane
Batsman Steve Smith will lead Australia in Cummins' absence
Following other Australian cricketers, Hazlewood participated in the current round of state games in preparation for the historic rivalry
Until this match, he hadn't featured a first-class match for New South Wales in more than a year
He experienced stiffness in his posterior chain during the final stages of Victoria's second innings recently exiting the play for safety reasons
The two bowlers batted in their team's second batting effort in a losing cause in a substantial margin
"There's seven days until the Test matches - typically prefer precautionary measures," said Cummins
"They wanted to find out the nature of the problem before pushing it that could worsen the injury more severe"
"It's rare to get him chipper, making it encouraging to see him smiling"
"He understands his physique thoroughly. I think he was a little bit worried (and) wanted to get medical assessment"
Abbott has won 57 appearances representing Australia in white-ball cricket
The yet-to-debut Doggett is the other seamer within the team, acting as backup for the primary fast bowlers
