Ahead of the Sydney Test against South Africa starting from January 4, Australia's right-arm fast-bowler Josh Hazlewood put down his recent clash with injuries to them happening at the wrong time of the year.

Hazlewood suffered a side strain during the first Test against West Indies in Perth and hasn't been in action since then. He then ruled himself out from playing the Boxing Day Test against South Africa in Melbourne, and is now on the verge of a comeback in the longer format at Sydney.