Injured Aussie bowler Josh Hazlewood lays bare major frustration at latest setback

Injured Australian star Josh Hazlewood has opened up on his devastation following his latest injury setback.

Hazlewood will miss the remainder of the Border-Gavaskar series after suffering a calf injury during the third Test at the Gabba.

He was sent for scans after just one over of bowling on Tuesday morning after hurting his right calf in the warm-up before play.

Medical staff have since confirmed the injury is only a strain, but it is expected to be serious enough to end his home Test summer early.

The injury comes in Hazlewood’s return Test from a side strain, which ruled him out of Australia’s 10-wicket win in Adelaide earlier this month.

“Just frustrating really. Ticked every box heading into the Test, I could understand if it was my side again, but it was just a random calf strain,” he told 7NEWS.

“Obviously, do a deep dive into it and see what we can come up with ... feels pretty random.”

The back-to-back injuries are the latest in a frustrating run of years for Hazlewood.

While he has played the majority of Australia’s Tests in the past 18 months, the quick featured in just three between the end of January 2021 and start of June 2023.

“I’ve had a history of sides and calves, they’re probably the two things that have kept me out for the majority over the last four years,” he added.

“But yeah I sort of just keep adding another layer to the defence hopefully, get back into the gym, I’ve ticked a lot of boxes over the last 12 months.”

But the one thing that frustrates Hazlewood the most is the timing of the injuries.

“It’s just the timing again, they are only little 2-3 week injuries, it’s just the timing of it and missing big games is the frustrating thing,” he said.

Hazlewood hopes to regain full fitness by the two-Test tour of Sri Lanka in late January and February.

“That’s probably the goal, just take it as it comes over the next few weeks,” he said.

“No rush to get anything in a hurry, it’s just getting everything right. Probably take a few extra days here and there.

“Ticking things off and getting everything right.”