Overview

• Pat Cummins said he is "less likely than likely" to play the first Ashes Test in Perth on November 21.
• He is a couple of weeks from bowling on turf and has not bowled since Australia's West Indies tour in July.
• Cummins estimates he needs about four weeks of net bowling to safely handle Test workloads of around 20 overs a day.
• Selectors are lining up cover with Scott Boland widely tipped to replace him for at least the opener.
• He acknowledged it is hard to jump from no bowling to five Tests, leaving his series involvement uncertain as he targets a possible return by the Gabba.