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Australia will be without the services of fast bowler Josh Hazlewood, who will not travel with the squad for the early part of the team's T20 World Cup matches in Sri Lanka. The ace paceman is still recovering from an Achilles injury and will continue his rehabilitation in Sydney, national selector Tony Dodemaide announced on Monday.
While Hazlewood will not travel to Sri Lanka for Australia's initial few matches, Nathan Ellis, Tim David and Glenn Maxwell have landed in Colombo. The Australian squad will join the trio on Tuesday for the upcoming ICC T20 showpiece event starting in India and Sri Lanka on February 7.
Australia will play their four group games in Colombo and Pallekele, starting February 11 against Ireland.
Hazlewood will remain in Sydney for his rehab during the early stages of the tournament to continue on his road to recovery. Sean Abbott has been added to the touring party as a travelling reserve.
Dodemaide said: "Nathan, Tim and Glenn have arrived in Colombo and we look forward to meeting up with them when we arrive from Pakistan.
"We felt with Josh it was more practical and beneficial for him to continue his rehabilitation at home in a familiar environment before travelling to Sri Lanka."
Hazlewood has been sidelined since the 2025-26 Ashes series due to a lingering Achilles injury that he sustained during his rehabilitation from a previous hamstring issue.
While Hazlewood's unavailability for the early part of the tournament is confirmed, there is no specific date for his arrival in Sri Lanka. Australia's preliminary matches will end on February 20 after fixtures against group rivals Oman, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.
Australia are already without seasoned pacer Pat Cummins, who was recently ruled out of the entire tournament due to a persistent back injury. He has been replaced by Ben Dwarshuis.
The T20 World Cup will be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8.
