Josh Hazlewood: Australia have enough strength in depth for "dense" Test schedule

The Australian quick, who has struggled with injuries of late, is fit but does not anticipate playing in the World Test Championship final and all five Ashes Tests

Josh Hazlewood is confident his fitness is up to scratch ahead of the World Test Championship final and the Ashes but does not expect to play every match due to the "dense schedule".

The Australian quick was a late arrival to the IPL due to an Achilles injury and later withdrew from the competition early due to soreness in his side.

He has only featured in four of Australia's past 19 Tests but believes his fitness is "pretty good" heading into Australia's run of six red-ball internationals in two months.

"If you asked me that question three years ago, I probably would have said I'd liked to play all six Tests, but it is just different now," Hazlewood said.

^{Captain Pat Cummins (right) may "lean on" players in England on county contracts to get through the six Tests, Hazlewood believes [Cameron Spencer/Getty Images]}

"It is such a dense schedule, it is tough."

However, he is confident Australia have enough strength in depth, with Michael Neser and Sean Abbott among the bowlers playing in England on county contracts, adding: "We have got enough quicks here and a couple of others playing county cricket to cover all bases.

"Pat [Cummins] is perhaps looking at (playing) all six potentially depending how much we bowl in each, so you play it by ear a little bit.

"It feels like that is what you need to win a big series like this and with six Tests in particular we are probably going to lean on every one of them."