Josh Hazlewood said that he wished to get as much game time as possible when international cricketers will be busy taking part in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Hazlewood is expected to be a key member of the Australian team in the T20 World Cup to be held later this year in the West Indies and United States of America (USA).
After playing 4 seasons in a row, first for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and then for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Hazlewood went unsold in the auction for the upcoming edition of the tournament.
“With missing IPL… I want to play as much as I can now and then put the feet up for April,” Hazlewood said, as quoted by cricket.com.au.
Full-strength’ Australia to face New Zealand
After playing against the West Indies, Australia will head to New Zealand where they will play 3 T20Is and 2 Tests in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch.
Bearing in mind the strength of the Black Caps, Hazlewood said that Australia would send a full-strength squad.
“I think it’ll be full strength for that New Zealand series, they’re a quality side in particular over there and the Test team looks outstanding as well.
“That’s going to be a tough couple of weeks over there in New Zealand,” he stated.
Hazlewood also lauded the likes of Xavier Bartlett, Lance Morris, Will Sutherland and Aaron Hardie for their performances in recent times. But he also backed the call of not playing them in every match of the series.