'half Chance' Australia Captain Cummins Will Return For Second Ashes Test

Australia skipper Pat Cummins says he could beryllium fresh to return astatine nan 2nd Ashes Test adjacent month.

The 32-year-old missed nan first Test successful Perth pinch a backmost wounded but Australia still skittled England for conscionable 172 and 164 successful their 2 innings.

Mitchell Starc took 10 wickets arsenic Australia wrapped up a crushing triumph by 8 wickets wrong 2 days.

Cummins, who was replaced arsenic skipper by Steve Smith and arsenic a accelerated bowler by Scott Boland for nan Perth Test, suggested he mightiness beryllium fresh to return backmost some roles for nan day-night Test astatine nan Gabba successful Brisbane, which starts connected 4 December.

"It's emotion good," Cummins said connected Fox Sports TV.

"I had a mates of bully sessions successful Perth this week, truthful having a large time wherever I'd vessel astir 10 overs past a mates of quieter days and past going again.

"It's connected way and pulling up beautiful well. [I'm] half a chance for nan adjacent game.

"I'll person a mates much bowls and past location could beryllium astir 2 weeks earlier nan adjacent 1 nan measurement this 1 is going.

"I'm beautiful hopeful and it's astir apt amended than it was a fewer weeks ago."

While Cummins mightiness beryllium backmost for Brisbane, apical bid batsman Usman Khawaja must beryllium a uncertainty for nan 2nd Test aft injuring his backmost and failing to return up his opening spot successful either innings successful Perth.

"Unfortunately Uzzy is not moving excessively well. His backmost flared up again successful nan slips going for a jump supra his caput truthful he was incapable to open," Cummins added.