On that occasion, after being beaten out of sight in the first Test in Adelaide, when they were shot out for their lowest Test score of 36, India lost senior pacer Mohammed Shami for the rest of the tour with a broken forearm.

Hazlewood has a fine record in Pink Ball Tests, as the 33-year-old has taken 5 for eight in five overs in the day-night Test against India in the 2020-21 series when the visitors were bundled out for 36.

Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the second Test – a pink-ball, day-night fixture – against India in Adelaide from December 6, due to a ‘low grade left side injury’, Cricket Australia said.

The Aussies have been delivered a huge blow after going down to India in Perth with Josh Hazlewood ruled out of the second Test with Mitchell Marsh's availability also a concern. The Aussie batting line-up has been under immense pressure heading into the day-night Test in Adelaide having failed to score enough runs in Perth.

Australia call up uncapped duo Sean Abbott and Brendan Doggett for the second Test against India after seamer Josh Hazlewood is ruled out through injury.

Josh Hazlewood (side injury) to miss Australias second Test against India in Adelaide from December 6; fast bowler expected to be replaced in XI by Scott Boland but hosts add Sean Abbott and Brendan Doggett to squad;

Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood was on Saturday ruled out of the second Test against India a day-night match starting in Adelaide on December 6 with a "low grade left side" injury, Cricket Australia announced.

Victorian fast bowler Scott Boland is favourite to replace the injured Josh Hazlewood for Australia's second Test against India in Adelaide. Hazlewood was ruled out of the day-night Test at Adelaide Oval because of a minor side injury with his return date currently unknown.