Overview
- Pat Cummins has resumed bowling off a three‑quarter run‑up and is aiming to come back for the second Test in Brisbane on December 4.
- He is ruled out of the Perth opener, where Steve Smith will captain and Scott Boland joins Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood in the pace attack.
- Cummins reported seven to eight overs in the nets at reduced pace with no setbacks and will travel to Perth to continue rehabilitation and gauge readiness.
- He cautioned he may not play back‑to‑back Tests on short turnarounds if workloads spike, citing possible rest later in the series.
- Australia named a 15‑man Perth squad that includes Jake Weatherald on strong Sheffield Shield form and omits Sam Konstas, with George Bailey defending selections after criticism from Steve Waugh.