Hazlewood's Ashes preparation 'going swimmingly'

Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood believes his Ashes preparations are "going swimmingly" after a series of standout performances in white-ball cricket.

The 34-year-old, who has taken more Test wickets against England (76) than he has any other country, was named man of the match after returning an eye-catching 3-13 in Australia's four-wicket T20 win over India on Friday.

He also impressed during the preceding one-day series, including taking 2-20 in the hosts' seven-wicket victory in Perth, the venue for the first Ashes Test on 21 November.

He will now switch to red-ball cricket, lining up for New South Wales against Victoria at the SCG in a match which begins on 10 November.

"Now it's probably just getting a bit of volume in the legs with the Shield game next week," Hazlewood told the official Cricket Australia website.

"Everything feels in a good place. Doing a lot of things off the field well, doing things on the field well, so I couldn't be happier with how it's going.

"Everything's going swimmingly. I can't really say if it's worked perfectly until probably after the summer.

"If I get through everything, it's probably the template moving forward to put myself in the best position to play as many games as possible."