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Around The Wicket: Former skipper Aaron Finch has suggested that Josh Hazlewood’s recent calf injury, which ended his time in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, gives Australia a chance to cherry pick the Test matches he plays in future.

After missing the day-night Test at the Adelaide due to a side strain, Hazlewood returned to play the third Test at the Gabba in Brisbane. But he picked up a calf strain ahead of day four’s play, where he bowled just one over, before going for scans which confirmed his series-ending injury.

"With Hazlewood he's getting injured more and more regularly so that would be a real concern. Think there's an opportunity to maybe even cherry pick the games that he plays in the future.”