due to injury.
he 33-year-old bowler won’t be named in the touring party when it’s announced later in the week.
Hazlewood was restricted to just a couple of games against India, with a calf injury and a side strain making a significant impact on his Border-Gavaskar Trophy campaign.
Australia’s team will head to Sri Lanka for a two-game series commencing on January 29.
With a hectic schedule on the near horizon, top lined by the World Test Championship final against South Africa in June, before all attention turns to The Ashes next summer.
Hazlewood will remain a main player in the Aussie team for both games, but Scott Boland’s growing form has led to some uncertainty over the choice of first-choice attack.
Boland, alongside Mitchell Starc, will spearhead Australia’s pace attack in Sri Lanka.
Jhye Richardson, Sean Abbott and Michael Neser are also candidates for the 16-man squad, which the selectors hope to confirm by Thursday.
