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Think Pat misses the first test
Good thing is, there is Shield games just before the first test if he is right by then and want to get some rhythm and game time in...Errily think he may miss a lot more than one test this summer
The prospect of Pat Cummins being fit for the first Test of the Ashes appears not so promising after the Australian captain spoke about his back injury on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, chairman of selectors George Bailey all but guaranteed Cummins would be fit to take on England in the series-opener after it was revealed he was struggling with a "hot spot" in his back.
But Cummins has since spoken about his injury with far less assurance just over two months out from the opening Test, to be played in Perth from November 21.
"That would be devastating," Cummins said when asked if there was a possibility he may not play in Perth.
"We'll be doing everything we can to be right for that, [and] make a few decisions a little bit closer, but [I'm] confident we'll do the rehab right and give it a good crack.
"This far out it's hard to know, but we're trying to make sure we're doing everything right to be right for Perth.
"It's a big Ashes series, [it] doesn't get much bigger, so you're willing to be aggressive and take a few risks to try to play as much of the Tests as you can."
Cummins also revealed the back scan he had on Monday was the second he'd undergone since touring the West Indies across June and July.
He's been cleared of a fracture but the "hot spot" has him under an injury cloud.
" was a little bit sore after the West Indies [tour], had a scan, [and] there was a little bit going on, gave it another month, [and I] have had a bit of a quiet month to help it settle down," Cummins said.
" had another scan on Monday, which was not terrible, but enough to know there's a little bit there and [that I] need to be careful for the next little bit. It doesn't feel too bad, but I'm not bowling or doing much at the moment.
"Sometimes you may just get unlucky and you bowl lots of overs in, say, the World Test Championship final, and that's enough to start it, but through the West Indies [tour] I felt like it was a little sore, but nothing [unusual] for a fast bowler.
"But once you get home and everything settles down, it hung around a little bit."
Good thing is, there is Shield games just before the first test if he is right by then and want to get some rhythm and game time in...Errily think he may miss a lot more than one test this summer
The prospect of Pat Cummins being fit for the first Test of the Ashes appears not so promising after the Australian captain spoke about his back injury on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, chairman of selectors George Bailey all but guaranteed Cummins would be fit to take on England in the series-opener after it was revealed he was struggling with a "hot spot" in his back.
But Cummins has since spoken about his injury with far less assurance just over two months out from the opening Test, to be played in Perth from November 21.
"That would be devastating," Cummins said when asked if there was a possibility he may not play in Perth.
"We'll be doing everything we can to be right for that, [and] make a few decisions a little bit closer, but [I'm] confident we'll do the rehab right and give it a good crack.
"This far out it's hard to know, but we're trying to make sure we're doing everything right to be right for Perth.
"It's a big Ashes series, [it] doesn't get much bigger, so you're willing to be aggressive and take a few risks to try to play as much of the Tests as you can."
Cummins also revealed the back scan he had on Monday was the second he'd undergone since touring the West Indies across June and July.
He's been cleared of a fracture but the "hot spot" has him under an injury cloud.
" was a little bit sore after the West Indies [tour], had a scan, [and] there was a little bit going on, gave it another month, [and I] have had a bit of a quiet month to help it settle down," Cummins said.
" had another scan on Monday, which was not terrible, but enough to know there's a little bit there and [that I] need to be careful for the next little bit. It doesn't feel too bad, but I'm not bowling or doing much at the moment.
"Sometimes you may just get unlucky and you bowl lots of overs in, say, the World Test Championship final, and that's enough to start it, but through the West Indies [tour] I felt like it was a little sore, but nothing [unusual] for a fast bowler.
"But once you get home and everything settles down, it hung around a little bit."
