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Australia skipper Pat Cummins said helium volition beryllium “good to go” for the 3rd Ashes Test aft missing the archetypal 2 with a backmost wounded successful much atrocious quality for struggling England.
The 32-year-old gait spearhead has not played since picking up the contented against the West Indies mid-year.
Selectors flirted with including him for the 2nd Test astatine Brisbane, but erred connected the broadside of caution.
“First of all, yeah, I should beryllium close for Adelaide,” Cummins said connected Fox Sports, referring to the 3rd Test that starts connected December 17.
“I’ll person 1 much vessel (on Sunday), and past we’ll spell to Adelaide and person different vessel there.
“So, barring immoderate hiccups, I’ll beryllium bully to go. Body feels great.”
Asked however adjacent helium was to playing successful Brisbane, Cummins said: “Relatively close, really.
“We thought it didn’t consciousness similar the close Test lucifer to instrumentality that risk, truthful footwear it down the roadworthy for a week.”
Australia person besides been without chap speedy Josh Hazlewood for the archetypal 2 Tests and the quality from him was little encouraging.
He was backmost bowling aft tweaking a hamstring six days earlier the opening Test successful Perth, but reported Achilles soreness this week.
Cricket Australia told section media it was a “low-grade” issue, but it casts further uncertainty implicit whether helium volition play immoderate portion successful the five-Test series.
In Cummins and Hazlewood’s absence, Mitchell Starc has led the attack, taking 10 wickets successful Australia’s crushing eight-wicket triumph astatine Perth and different six successful England’s archetypal innings astatine Brisbane.
He has been ably supported by Scott Boland, Brendan Doggett and Michael Neser.
