As per the Sydney Morning Herald, Hazlewood is unlikely to feature in two Lanka Tests. He had already missed the last two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India after sustaining a calf strain in the third Test at Brisbane.
Captain Dhananjaya de Silva believes Sri Lanka played "better cricket," but it wasn't good enough to get past the finishing line in the second Test against South Africa on Monday.
Coetzee experienced discomfort while bowling on the fourth day of the South Africa's opening Test against Sri Lanka. Scans later confirmed a strain in his right groin muscle, with a recovery timeline of 4-6 weeks.
The former right-handed batter shall join the visiting team between November 13 and 21, as confirmed by Sri Lanka Cricket, ahead of the first Test in Durban. The series will feature two Tests and will be important for both side's ICC World Test Championship final chances.
Australia head coach Andrew McDonald admitted that there is a possibility of Test captain Pat Cummins missing out on the two-match series against Sri Lanka due to the birth of his second child.
Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya narrowly missed out on becoming the joint-fastest to reach 100 Test wickets, ending three wickets shy of the record during Sri Lanka's emphatic win over New Zealand in the second Test at Galle.
Oshada Fernando returns to the red-ball fold as Nishan Madushka misses out on a spot in Sri Lanka's 16-player squad for the two-match Test series against New Zealand at home, beginning on Wednesday.
A fine century by Pathum Nissanka and an inspired effort by Sri Lankan bowlers in the second innings helped Sri Lanka secure an eight-wicket win against England in the third Test at The Oval on Monday. With this win, the three-match series ends in favour of England with a scoreline of 2-1. T
England veteran batter Joe Root surpassed legendary Alastair Cook to register the most centuries by an English batter in the longest format, as he scored his 34th century in Tests against Sri Lanka on Saturday.
A tear in his left hamstring, sustained during The Hundred, has ruled Stokes out for the remainder of the English summer. Consequently, he will miss the two-match series against Sri Lanka, which starts on 21 August.
A tear in his left hamstring, sustained during The Hundred, has ruled Ben Stokes out for the remainder of the English summer. Consequently, he will miss the two-match series against Sri Lanka, which starts on 21 August.