Melbourne, Dec 9 (UNI) Australia suffered a major setback on Tuesday with pacer Josh Hazlewood ruled out of the remainder of the Ashes series after a fresh injury blow derailed his recovery.

Hazlewood initially missed the first two Tests against England due to a hamstring injury sustained during the Sheffield Shield last month. However, a new Achilles-related issue last week has ended his hopes of returning this summer, Australia head coach Andrew McDonald confirmed.

“Unfortunately, Josh won’t be a part of the Ashes,” McDonald said. “Really, really flat for him. A couple of setbacks that we didn’t see coming, and we thought he would play a huge part in the series.”

“It’s a totally separate injury. It’s somewhere lower in the calf to the Achilles region. His preparation will then shift

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