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Fast bowler Scott Boland has identified Joe Root as the England player Australia need to keep quiet in the Ashes series.

But when Australia fast bowler Glenn McGrath was ruled out of the second Test at Edgbaston after treading on a ball during practice on the morning of the match, England took charge.

Another issue is that Root has faced fast bowlers in peak form on previous tours, with left-armer Mitchell Johnson dominating the 2013/14 series.

Older, and with questions about the make-up of their team, the hosts will find it harder to absorb the absence of two thoroughbred fast bowlers.

The news of Hazlewood's absence comes on the same day England pace bowler Mark Wood was cleared of his own hamstring problem.