Sydney: Sean Abbott might have started his net sessions after overcoming the shock of bowling the fateful bouncer that took Phillip Hughes' life but the medium-pacer is not yet ready to return to competitive cricket, opting out of this weekends fixtures of Sydney grade competition.

The 22-year-old, who rolled his arm over in the SCG nets at a New South Wales optional training session early this week, will not play in his club's clash with Northern Districts, according to Fairfax Media.