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Aussie pace duo to return from injury

Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins are poised to return from back injuries and play for NSW in the domestic one-day competition against Queensland.

Josh Hazelwood
Josh Hazelwood will share vice-captaincy duties in the Australian Test team with Mitchell Marsh. (AAP)

Australian pacemen Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins will make their return to top-line cricket this week in the domestic one-day competition.

Hazlewood and Cummins are in the selection frame for NSW against Queensland for Monday's one-day clash at Drummoyne Oval.

The pair have been sidelined by back injuries.

"I had a good hit-out last week in grade cricket which was my first game for about five months so I am ready to get going and start playing some games," Cummins said in a statement on Sunday.

"The first few months I wasn't doing too much, just making sure everything healed properly and thankfully it did."

Hazlewood, who was last week named join vice-captain of the Test team with Mitch Marsh, and Cummins are aiming to return to international cricket in Australia's one-day match against South Africa on November 4 in Perth.


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