Overview
- Pat Cummins says he is on track for the day‑night second Ashes Test at the Gabba on December 4 after resuming bowling on a reduced run‑up.
- Cummins is ruled out of the Perth opener, will travel with the squad to bowl in the nets, and plans to watch from the coaching box as Steve Smith captains.
- Australia won the toss and chose to field in the fourth T20I on the Gold Coast, recalling Glenn Maxwell and Adam Zampa and bringing in Josh Philippe and Ben Dwarshuis as India kept an unchanged XI.
- Travis Head and Sean Abbott have been released from the T20 group to play Sheffield Shield as Ashes preparation, with Matt Short moving to open.
- India’s Shubman Gill remains under scrutiny for lean T20 returns after an animated pre‑match discussion with head coach Gautam Gambhir, while in rugby league Kevin Walters signalled possible Kangaroos changes for the final Test.