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Australia captain pat cummins Will not play the first Ashes test against England,
Cricket Australia have confirmed that the 32-year-old fast bowler has not recovered from his back injury in time.
former captain steve smith Will captain Australia in the absence of Cummins.
Cricket Australia said Cummins is back to bowling and “hopes to return to bowling soon”.
However, he will not be ready in time for the opening Test, which is set to begin Perth On 21st November.
Cummins had indicated earlier this month that he would like to bowl for at least four weeks before the start of the series.
Now his aim will be to make it to the second test brisbaneWhich is starting from 4th December.
Scott Boland, 36, is Cummins’ potential replacement in Australia’s bowling attack Mitchell Starc And Josh Hazlewood.
Vice-captain Smith has replaced Cummins six times before, having captained Australia for three years until he was banned following the ball-tampering scandal.
Cummins has not played since Australia’s Test series against the West Indies in July.
He was the leading wicket-taker with 21 wickets when England last won the series four years ago, which Australia won 4–0.