Australian cricketer Josh Hazlewood, who missed the entire Ashes series due to a hamstring injury, is considering a return to international cricket.

His involvement in the series was made difficult by the hamstring injury he sustained just before it began, which was further complicated by an Achilles problem as he attempted to return to bowling with the squad.

Despite missing out on the series, Hazlewood said he was determined to continue to represent his country with both red ball and white ball.

“Yeah, absolutely,” he told Sydney’s Daily Telegraph. “My body still feels as strong as ever. It’s just little things here and there that creep in. I’m still determined to play three formats as best I can.

“You’re still going to miss the odd game here and there; no one can do it all, unless you’re a batter, but I still enjoy all the different demands of the three formats.”

“It keeps it fresh getting ready and preparing for each different format.”

Having been ruled out of the last three Ashes tests, Hazlewood will now turn his focus to getting fully match fit for Australia’s Twenty20 World Cup campaign in India and Sri Lanka early next year.

“Once you’re injured mid-series or just before a series starts, you’re chasing your tail a lot of the time anyway,” he further added.

“I probably could have got back for one or two tests with the hamstring, but then you leave yourself quite vulnerable going into a test match on the back of not much.”

“Every day you’re not bowling is another day you’ve got to bowl to get back to where you were.”

“Obviously, things are easier when you’re up and going, and you’ve got some good work under you.”