India, Nov. 18 -- The Ashes is just around the corner; however, hosts Australia have everything to do after losing two key players before the first Test in Perth. Australia will be without their captain Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, and England will be relishing the chance of striking the first blow against the hosts without their two main bowlers. Steve Smith will be leading Australia in Cummins' absence, and now it has come to light that the legendary batter's mind was "racing" when Hazlewood went down during a Sheffield Shield game.

Cummins was ruled out weeks prior to the first Test, but Hazlewood's injury came just a week prior to the first Test. It all happened when Hazlewood, Smith and Mitchell Starc were playing for New South W...