Overview
- Cummins said he plans one more net session in Brisbane before traveling to Adelaide and, barring any hiccups, expects to be available.
- He missed the Perth opener and the Brisbane day-night Test after a back injury sustained in July kept him out of action.
- Selectors delayed a Brisbane comeback because he had not yet bowled on consecutive days, a key requirement after a bone-stress injury.
- If passed fit, reporting suggests he would return to the XI in Adelaide, likely replacing Michael Neser or Brendan Doggett.
- Australia lead the series 1-0, and with Josh Hazlewood still out, Mitchell Starc has carried a heavy pace workload in Cummins’ absence.