Australian pacers Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins, who were both out with long-term back injuries, are set to make a return to List A cricket on October 1, when New South Wales lock horns with Queensland in the Australian One-Day Cup.
Hazlewood bowled eight overs for St George in a grade match against Randwick-Petersham on Saturday, September 22, where he returned figures of 1-30.
Cummins, on the other hand, represented Penrith in an NSW Premier League fixture against Hawkesbury, clinching two wickets for 12 runs in his six-over spell.
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” I hit my length nicely and I felt like there was a bit of pace there on occasion”[/caption]
Both of them have been out of action since the end of the Test series in South Africa in April this year.
“I’ve been bowling a lot in the nets a couple of times a week and it’s obviously different out in the middle. I feel like I went pretty well. I hit my length nicely and I felt like there was a bit of pace there on occasion,” said Hazlewood after his outing for St. George.
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“I guess it’s just about getting back into NSW stuff now and moving on from there. It (50 overs) is a long time on the legs. Fielding is one thing you can’t replicate in training, so it was good to get out there.”
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Cummins and Hazlewood last played for Australia during the Test series in South Africa[/caption]
Cummins and Hazlewood have been cleared to play the shorter formats of the game for now, and were not considered for Australia’s two-Test series against Pakistan, which will commence on October 7 in the UAE.
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The pace spearhead, Mitchell Starc, was also out with a right leg injury, but is set to make his comeback to international cricket during the Test series against Pakistan.
