Captain Australia Pat Cummins said he hoped to play all five tests against England during the Ashes series, but he admitted that in his condition, it would be a bit of a waiting game for him. Captain Aussie was expelled from the upcoming White-ball series in October against New Zealand and India for “lumbar bone stress”.
32-year-old man from the tour of West Indies in June-July did not like And no date of return has been set for its return to the fold. On Friday, September 19, he spoke to reporters and Cummins said there were no hard and fast plans because he was doing a little work in the gym but said that rest would be key to him.
“There are no hard and fast plans yet,” Cummins told reporters. “I’m still doing a little gym and keeping things kick, but with this kind of injury it’s rest and then we’ll stand back and the type of work back from the ashes.”
“We still really hope to be part of the ashes. But it’s a bit of waiting and you’ll see. At this moment I feel pretty good, so nothing has changed from what it was a few weeks ago.”
“Too far to say anything”
Cummins continued to say that the ash is too far to say anything at the moment, and he keeps on the series.
“The goal is five. Every summer you focus on five.”
“This might be a bit different because you come a little differently than others. But the initial goal is for five. As soon as we approach, we’ll probably chat in potentially more realistic situations. It is honestly too far away.
Captain Aussie also said he would have to train a new program for himself to get into the groove before Ashes, and stressed that he wouldn’t rush to the mix unless he was fit.
“Ideally, you play ODIS and then play a game (Sheffield) shield,” Cummins said. “That’s probably what other boys are doing. That was probably my original plan, but I think we’ll work out a program where I’m ready to play.”
“I won’t go to a test where I feel like I (Will) disintegrated or something like that.
The first ash test will take place on 21 November in Perth.
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Published on:
September 19, 2025
