Canberra [Australia], September 2 (ANI): Australia captain Pat Cummins has confronted a large setback as his Ashes preparations have been compromised after a scan revealed lumbar bone stress in his decrease again, which has left him on the sidelines for the three white-ball sequence in opposition to New Zealand and India.
Following the latest whammy, Cummins will not captain the Saggy Greens in a sequence that may function batting stars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who’re returning after their Take a look at retirements, in three ODIs beginning on October 19.
Australia’s Take a look at and ODI skipper Cummins hasn’t performed a single recreation since competing within the three Checks within the Caribbean, the place his bowling charge was considerably decrease than ordinary. He sat out of the 5 T20Is in opposition to the West Indies and each white-ball sequence in opposition to South Africa, which was presumed to present Cummins a 10-week hole to construct his bodily power for the Ashes, which can kick off on November 21 in Perth.
After the West Indies tour concluded, Cummins skilled again soreness that lingered for for much longer than anticipated. He went for a routine scan on his decrease again on Monday, which confirmed that Cummins was affected by lumbar bone stress that may require additional administration over the approaching months.
‘Cummins was rested from the latest T20 sequence in opposition to the West Indies and South Africa. Regardless of this deliberate de-load interval, Cummins has skilled some ongoing decrease again ache following the West Indies Take a look at tour,’ a Cricket Australia assertion mentioned as quoted from ESPNcricinfo.
‘Additional investigation has recognized a degree of lumbar bone stress that may require additional administration over the approaching months. Cummins will not be thought of for the upcoming limited-overs sequence in opposition to India and can proceed his rehabilitation plan with a return to bowling to be decided as a part of his Ashes preparation,’ the assertion added.
Within the first six years of his worldwide profession, Cummins was stricken by stress fractures and did not play a single Take a look at between his debut in 2011 and his second recreation within the format in India in 2017.
Since 2017, Cummins has been extraordinarily sturdy, with varied minor points, together with hamstring and ankle accidents, which have been managed with out him lacking a major quantity of on-field motion. In every of the final three years, Cummins has bowled 400-plus overs. Nevertheless, in 9 months of 2025, he has managed 175.1 overs, indicating a major drop in his workload. (ANI)
