Tag: pat cummins
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Cummins feeling good for Gabba – but rest may be needed
Pat Cummins remains on tack to return for the second Ashes Test in Brisbane, but has conceded playing through the rest of the series unchanged could be difficult. Cummins has progressed to bowling off a three-quarter run up as he plots a meticulous return from a back injury that has sidelined the Test captain since…
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Captain Cummins hailed after Australia’s World Cup triumph
Australia’s brilliant final triumph on Sunday, which came after Cummins had taken the daring option of putting a flying India side in to bat, prompted the 2003 and 2007-winning captain Ponting to offer the most generous of tributes to the captain’s continuing excellence . Asked about Cummins’ captaincy on Sky Sports on Sunday, he said:…
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Captain Cummins propels Australia to World Cup final
Pat Cummins has once again proved he’s the man for a batting crisis. Five months on from his Ashes heroics at Edgbaston and a week after partnering with Glenn Maxwell to steer Australia home against Afghanistan, Cummins has done it again against South Africa. This time, Australia’s captain was only required to add 20 runs…
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Cummins out of Adelaide Test
Australia’s management made the call on Wednesday afternoon to not risk Cummins, with Scott Boland to take his place and Steve Smith to act as captain. The hosts’ other pacemen in Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc have pulled up fine from their heavy workload in Perth, meaning both will play. The news rules out the…
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Ashes shock: Cummins out of Adelaide Test after SA COVID contact
The sensational development was confirmed by Cricket Australia shortly after 11.30am, saying: “SA Health has confirmed that Cummins is a close contact and will be required to isolate for seven days.” “As a consequence, Cummins is unavailable to play in the second Vodafone men’s Ashes Test match in Adelaide, starting today,” CA said. Fellow fast…
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‘Close contact’: Australian captain ruled out of Test after restaurant virus exposure
Australia’s captain was at a restaurant on Wednesday night when a person at a nearby table to him discovered they had tested positive to the virus. Cummins immediately left the venue and notified officials, and has since tested negative for COVID-19. But his close proximity to the positive case means he has been judged as…
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Cummins appointed Australia Test captain after Paine announces exit
Cricket Australia announced Cummins’ appointment on Friday afternoon, while also returning Steve Smith to a leadership position as his deputy. It marks Smith’s first such role since the 2018 Cape Town ball-tampering scandal, having since served a two-year leadership ban. CA also confirmed he would be the man to step up to captain the side…