Overview

• Cummins said he is "less likely than likely" to play the first Test on November 21 as he continues rehab from a lumbar bone-stress injury.
• He has resumed running and expects to be a couple of weeks from bowling on turf, having not bowled since the July tour of the West Indies.
• Coach Andrew McDonald has indicated a four-week bowling workload is the practical minimum to consider him for selection.
• If he misses Perth, reports indicate Steve Smith would likely captain with Scott Boland the probable pace replacement.
• Cummins plans to travel with the squad and is not committing to being ready for the December 4 Gabba Test, though he remains confident about his long-term fitness.