Australia’s Josh Hazlewood match for Ashes, hopes to play in no less than three Tests

Australia quick bowler Josh Hazlewood hopes to play in no less than three Ashes assessments after declaring himself match for the collection opener starting in Edgbaston on Friday.

The injury-plagued 32-year-old has performed solely two assessments within the final 15 months and was ignored of the squad which beat India within the World Test Championship (WTC) ultimate at The Oval on Sunday.

Australia now have a range headache earlier than the five-test collection in opposition to England with Scott Boland, Mitchell Starc and Hazlewood vying for 2 slots in a tempo assault spearheaded by skipper Pat Cummins.

Hazlewood acknowledged he would have discovered it tough to play the WTC ultimate and all 5 Ashes assessments on the condensed tour given his harm points over the past couple of years.

“If we go back a few years, I would have said all six,” Hazlewood instructed reporters on Tuesday when requested what number of matches he would have preferred to play on the tour.

“But I suppose it’s a little bit bit totally different now, based mostly on the final two years. Three can be a pleasant go and 4 might be a tick.

“Any more than that is great, any less then I am probably a little disappointed again.”

Boland was probably the most spectacular Australia bowler within the WTC ultimate with former captain Aaron Finch and retired speedster Brett Lee calling for the Victorian to be retained in Edgbaston.

Hazlewood didn’t imagine Boland’s rise posed a risk to his place within the aspect.

“When you have that depth … you really go as hard as you can and then reassess after the game,” Hazlewood stated.

“You always have someone of high quality sitting on the pine and ready to go.”

The emergence of Boland and seam-bowling all-rounder Cameron Green may really assist lengthen his profession, he added.

“You would possibly miss one or two video games with a niggle now, moderately than pushing it and lacking three or 4 months.

“We in all probability performed 20 or 30 assessments with no all-rounder, and that was fairly powerful yards for just a few years.

“If we have a group of four or five quicks we can go together for longer,” he added.