Australia's skipper Pat Cummins has been included in the third squad for Ashes Test against England which will be starting from December 17 at Adelaide Oval. Earlier, Cummins was sidelined due to back issue and he had to miss the last two Tests in Perth and Brisbane where Australia won and now have a 2-0 lead.
“We feel as though he’ll be as best prepared as can be,” Australia coach Andrew McDonald mentioned about Pat Cummins
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“We feel as though the simulation in the nets has got him skill ready. His body’s ready to go. Barring anything else happening in the next week, I’d be expecting Pat to be tossing the coin and putting the blazer on.”
One big setback for Australia is that Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the remaining series due to Achilles and hamstring injuries. Michael Neser is also in the squad and he played in place of Australia's premier spinner Nathan Lyon. But there is a possiblity that Neser might not feature in Adelaide Test since Cummins and Lyon will be returning in the squad.
Australia Squad: Pat Cummins (captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Jake Weatherald, Beau Webster, Michael Neser, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc
The only addition to the 15-member squad is of Pat Cummins, other than him opener Usman Khawaja will also be retaining his place in the team.