Australia have confirmed captain Pat Cummins will not be fit for the first Ashes Test, with Steve Smith set to lead the side in his absence. Talismanic fast bowler Cummins has been suffering with a ...

Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins will not be fit for the first Ashes Test in Perth next month and will be replaced as captain by Steve Smith, Cricket Australia said on Monday. Cummins has been ...

SYDNEY :Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins will not be fit for the first Ashes test in Perth next month and will be replaced as captain by Steve Smith, Cricket Australia said on Monday. Cummins has ...

Australia captain Pat Cummins will miss the first Ashes Test against England. Cricket Australia has confirmed the 32-year-old fast bowler has not recovered from a back injury in time. Former skipper ...

Injured Australia captain Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the first Ashes Test against England in Perth next month, head coach Andrew McDonald said on Monday. McDonald said Cummins had "run out of ...

SYDNEY: Injured Australia captain Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the first Ashes Test against England in Perth next month, Cricket Australia said Monday in a statement. The governing body said ...

Cummins has been out of action since Australia whitewashed West Indies 3-0 in July. He has been sidelined with a lower-back injury since then. While there were always doubts over his availability for ...

McDonald said Cummins had "run out of time" as he recovers from a lower back injury, and that veteran batter Steve Smith would lead the side in his absence. Australia are clinging to hope the pace ...

Cummins had labelled himself an unlikely starter and that has proven a correct assessment just less than a month out from the first of five Ashes Tests despite a return to training. He’s yet to bowl ...

Pat Cummins (left) has taken 91 wickets at 24.10 in 19 Ashes Tests Australia spinner Nathan Lyon believes captain Pat Cummins will struggle to be fit for the Ashes opener in Perth but could ...