Australia Name Unchanged Squad For Second Ashes Test With Pat Cummins Still Out

Australia person named an unchanged squad for adjacent week’s 2nd Test successful Brisbane, pinch skipper Pat Cummins still absent arsenic nan hosts activity to found a 2-0 lead successful nan Ashes series.

The accelerated bowler’s betterment from a backmost accent wounded has not been rushed and having sat retired Australia’s stunning two-day triumph to unfastened nan bid successful Perth, he will now besides miss nan Gabba Test.

Cummins has gradually accrued his workload and travelled pinch nan squad to Perth wherever he bowled successful nan nets, earlier backing up astatine Cricket NSW office earlier this week. On Friday he bowled to Steve Smith pinch a pinkish shot for an hour, apparently unencumbered and astatine afloat pace.

But nan lucifer successful Brisbane, which starts connected Thursday, comes excessively soon for nan gait bowler, selectors said erstwhile revealing a 15-man squad connected Friday.

Cummins will recreation to Brisbane pinch nan remainder of nan squad to proceed his preparations for a return later successful nan series, pinch nan Boxing Day Test now targetted.

At nan Sydney nett sessions, Cummins was joined by Josh Hazlewood, who is still not backmost to afloat gait arsenic he continues his rehabilitation from a hamstring wounded and besides misses nan 2nd Test.

In nan absence of nan spearhead pair, Brendan Dogget, who made his debut successful nan first Test, retains his place, arsenic does Usman Khawaja, who struggled pinch backmost spasms successful Perth and managed to bat once, making conscionable 2 runs.

But questions stay complete which opening business selectors will take erstwhile play gets nether measurement connected Thursday.

Travis Head, who deputised astatine No 1 pinch Khawaja incapable to unfastened successful nan 2nd innings successful Perth, is successful nan speech aft his blistering 123 destroyed England’s hopes of taking thing from nan bid opener.

Jake Weatherald, different subordinate who debuted successful Perth, looked much assured successful his 2nd innings excavation alongside Head aft he fell for a duck successful his first Test lucifer outing, and appears group to clasp his place.

More to follow.