Josh Hazlewood returns from injury lay-off with a bang in India, pushes case for a spot in the World Test Championship final

 There's only one spot for either Josh Hazlewood or Scott Boland in the World Test Championship final and one of them is on fire.


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Josh Hazlewood showed he's got no issues with his shoulder after snaring three wickets in his first game for a month to help push Royal Challengers Bengaluru into their first Indian Premier League final since 2016.

Having overcome the shoulder issue that he was managing in India, Hazlewood ripped through the Punjab Kings' top order, claiming the prized wicket of captain Shreyas Iyer and then fellow Aussie Josh Inglis, and finished with 3-21.

It was perfect timing for Hazlewood, who is in a one-on-one battle with fellow Test quick Scott Boland for a place in the Australian team for the World Test Championship final at Lord's.

Australian coach Andrew McDonald declared earlier this week that only one of the pair would take on South Africa and was happy with Hazlewood to round out his preparation in India.

"Whatever decision we make, it's never going to be a popular one," he said.

"We leave Scott Boland out, we polarise Victoria, we leave Josh Hazlewood out, we polarise NSW. 

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