‘We’ve seen Jimmy Anderson do that sort of stuff’ - Josh Hazlewood talks about prioritizing Test cricket

Star Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood came forward to talk about how he hopes that the Australian bowling quartet of him, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, and Pat Cummins continues to showcase their class in red-ball cricket. With the rise of franchised cricket leagues all over the globe, the charm and glimmer of Test cricket have started to diminish in the eyes of many. 

Taking the example of England veteran James Anderson, who continues to play the longest format at the age of 41, Hazlewood wished for his teammates to continue playing red-ball cricket for at least two more years.

"We’ve seen Jimmy Anderson do that sort of stuff. Starcy bowls a little bit differently to Patty and me. He’s all guns blazing most of the time, but if we could all get 300 [wickets], that’d be unreal. It’d be great if we could play forever, but if we could play a couple more years … what we know about training and workload management now we might be able to hand on longer. I just really enjoy the format and I know the other boys do as well. You try to hang onto Test cricket as long as possible," Hazlewood told The Sydney Morning Herald.

It will be pretty special, the last one of the four guys to do it: Hazlewood

Furthermore, Josh Hazlewood also talked of how the various injuries have sidelined his wicket tally and opined that reaching 250 wickets from 200 has taken quite a while. He also made a remark about skipper Pat Cummins catching up with him.

“The last 50 [wickets] have probably taken a while. It feels like I got 200 a while ago and then obviously there’s been a few injuries the last few years. It will be pretty special, the last one of the four guys to do it. ‘Cummo’ has been coming up in the rearview mirror pretty quickly the last few years and has gone straight past me with three five-fors [five-wicket hauls] on the bounce," Hazlewood said.