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Oliver Caffrey

Doggett 'ready to go' as Hazlewood's Test replacement

Brendan Doggett is set to be third Indigenous Australian to play for the national side. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS)

Seven years after Brendan Doggett was first picked in an Australian squad, the ultimate late-bloomer is poised to become the country's 472nd Test cricketer.

After the untimely hamstring injury to in-form quick Josh Hazlewood, Doggett is set to make his debut when the Ashes get underway at Optus Stadium in Perth on Friday.

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