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Australia captain pat cummins Will be ready to return from injury for the third ash The fast bowler has confirmed the test against England in Adelaide.
Cummins could not play in the opening match of the series in Perth and the ongoing day-night match in Brisbane. While recovering from a back injury.
“I’ll bowl one more (in the nets) tomorrow and then we’ll go to Adelaide and bowl one there. So barring any hiccups, I’ll be good to go,” Cummins told host broadcaster Fox Sports.
“Body feels great.”
steve smith Cummins has led Australia in his absence, with Scott Boland replacing him in the fast bowling unit since Perth.
with fellow fast bowler Josh Hazlewood not likely getting fit for adelaideCummins will likely return at the expense of Brendan Doggett or Michael Neser.
Cummins was left out of the second Test squad named a week before the Gabba Test, but confirmed media reports that the selectors had seriously considered selecting him before deciding it was too risky.
“In the end it felt a little too intense and didn’t really seem fair to the other bowlers,” he said.
“So we thought it’s not the right Test match to take a risk on – so put it on hold for a week.”
reuters