Hazlewood given the all-clear from injury however Sean Abbott out of Test

The green light was given to Hazlewood to link up with the Australian team for the initial Test against England after an injury scare, although compatriot the paceman will miss the match

Both suffered muscle problems while representing their state team versus Victoria in the Sheffield Shield on Wednesday

Medical examinations revealed Hazlewood, 34 escaped tissue injury. The 33-year-old Abbott, yet to debut, sustained a moderate-level injury

Captain Pat Cummins is out of the initial match, starting November 21, meaning the absence of another established pace bowler in Hazlewood would have been a major blow

The bowler stood not expected to participate during the Western Australia Test, with Hazlewood set to join Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland forming the fast bowling unit

Cummins, currently healing from spinal concerns, is expected to be on track to return for the second Test in Brisbane starting on 4 December

Batsman Steve Smith will captain the side while Cummins is out

Following other Aussie squad members, Hazlewood participated in ongoing fixtures of state games in preparation for the historic rivalry

Prior to recently, he had not played red-ball cricket representing NSW for over twelve months

He felt tightness in his hamstring during the final stages of the opposition's batting recently and was substituted as a precaution

Both players batted in their team's second batting effort in a losing cause by 300 runs

"There's seven days before the international cricket - typically prefer being cautious," said Cummins

"They wanted to find out what was happening before pushing it and potentially making the condition"

"Uncommon to see him cheerful, making it encouraging to witness his smile"

"He knows his body extremely well. He appeared slightly anxious (and) wanted to get professional evaluation"

Abbott has won 57 appearances with the national team in ODI and T20 cricket

Without Test experience the pace bowler is the other seamer in the squad, providing cover for the primary fast bowlers