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New Delhi: Seamer Josh Hazlewood is feeling fresh as a daisy and is confident of lasting through the entire five-Test Ashes series after delivering for Australia in the first ODI against India.
He claimed two wickets against in India at Perth on Sunday in Australia's seven wicket victory and lso took a couple of wickets in their last T20I against
New Zealand in Mount Maunganui earlier this month.
"It was a nice start.(My) rhythm felt good off the back of New Zealand. Everything is feeling good at the moment, a nice way to start the build (to the Ashes)," he said after the match against India.
"My body feels great right now, I am very confident of getting through all five (tests) without any dramas."
Hazlewood has taken 295 Test wickets at an average of 24.21, and Australia will need his presence to keep their record of not loading a Test to England on home soil in 15 years, particularly as skipper and pace-bowling teammate Pat Cummins remains doubtful for the series opener at Perth on November 21.
The 34-year-old enjoyed bowling on the green-tinged, lively Perth Stadium pitch against India and wishes to get similar pitches at the Ashes opener.
"Perth always offers some nice bounce and pace which has served us well in the past, especially with our bowlers who all offer something different," he added.
Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne has regained form in domestic cricket after getting dropped for Australia's tour of West Indies, scoring four hundreds in five matches for his state side Queensland.
The 31-year-old tinkered with his technique and battled "mental" woes but said a return to basics helped him return to his top form.
"There's a few technical things that I've ironed out of my game and had a bit of time to work on," he told Australian broadcaster Fox Sports.
"(I was) getting too deep into my technique and trying to be too perfect instead of just playing with what I've got - just going out there, reading the game and then using my technique to adjust to whatever they're bowling and how they're trying to attack me.
"It doesn't matter how good you are or how many runs you've scored, when you don't score runs for a while, those doubts creep in."
