Josh Hazlewood ruled out of second Test with Sean Abbott called into Australian squad
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Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood will miss the second Test at Adelaide Oval with a side strain injury.
Sean Abbott and Brendan Doggett have been called up into the squad as cover, Cricket Australia confirmed on Saturday.
Both Abbott and Doggett are fast bowlers and join all-rounder Beau Webster as the new faces in the squad.
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"Hazlewood will remain with the group in Adelaide to prepare for the remainder of the series," CA said in a statement.
Victorian paceman Scott Boland is tipped to come into the XI, having been named in the initial squad.
Scott Boland of Australia unsuccessfully appeals for the LBW of Jonny Bairstow of England during Day Four of the LV= Insurance Ashes 1st Test match between England and Australia at Edgbaston Shaun Botterill via Getty Images
Boland was named to play the Prime Minister's XI against India on Saturday in a pink ball match at Manuka Oval, despite wet weather.
Boland has 35 wickets from 10 Tests at an average of 20.34.
In the one Sheffield Shield match he's played this season, he took 3-104 against NSW.
Josh Hazlewood of Australia prepares to deliver a ball during day three of the First Test. Getty
Doggett played in the 2018 series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates, but he's yet to make his international debut.
If he gets the nod he would become the fifth Indigenous player to play a Test for Australia.
The others were Jason Gillespie, Faith Thomas, Ash Gardner and Scott Boland.
Doggett, 30, claimed 6-15 in Australia A's victory over India A and also took a five-wicket haul during last week's Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia in Adelaide.
Brendan Doggett of South Australia appeals for a wicket. Getty
