Pat Cummins No Certainty For First Ashes Test Due To Ongoing Back Issue

Pat Cummins is nary certainty to skipper Australia successful nan first Ashes Test arsenic he deals pinch accent successful his back.

The prima speedy will miss nan upcoming T20 circuit of New Zealand and back-to-back location white-ball bid against India owed to lumbar bony stress.

Cummins will beryllium racing nan timepiece to beryllium fresh for Australia’s opening Test successful Perth against England starting connected 21 November.

“Despite this planned de-load period, Cummins has knowledgeable immoderate ongoing little backmost symptom pursuing nan West Indies Test tour,” a Cricket Australia spokesperson said.

“Further investigation has identified a level of lumbar bony accent that will require further guidance complete nan coming months.

“Cummins won’t beryllium considered for nan upcoming limited-overs bid against India and will proceed his rehabilitation scheme pinch a return to bowling to beryllium wished arsenic portion of his Ashes preparation.”

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Left-arm speedy Mitchell Starc has announced his status from world T20s successful a bid to sphere his Test career.

Starc’s 79 wickets successful 65 T20Is places him 2nd connected nan all-time database for Australia down Adam Zampa.

“Test cricket is and has ever been my highest priority,” Starc said.

“I person loved each infinitesimal of each T20 crippled I person played for Australia, peculiarly nan 2021 World Cup, not conscionable because we won but nan unthinkable group and nan nosy on nan way.

“Looking up to an distant Indian Test tour, nan Ashes and an ODI World Cup successful 2027, I consciousness this is my champion measurement guardant to stay fresh, fresh and astatine my champion for those campaigns.”

Australia T20 squad

Mitchell Marsh (capt), Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matt Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Owen, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.