Pat Cummins News

Australia selector Tony Dodemaide has revealed that the team's leadership group will conduct a full-scale investigation into Australia's failings at the 2026 T20 World Cup. 

Pat Cummins has revealed that a 'minor setback' in his ongoing recovery from a back injury forced him to withdraw from this year's T20 World Cup.

Fresh from winning the Ashes against England, Aussie cricket captain Pat Cummins has revealed another talent - and it will shock many fans.

The stunning decision to prevent the ABC from interviewing any team members was made in response to strident criticism of some of the sport's top brass in Australia.

Steve Smith and Pat Cummins took to the temporary stage on Thursday afternoon at the Sydney Cricket Ground and beamed with delight.

Daily Mail Sport's LAWRENCE BOOTH was at all five Tests as England succumbed to another battering Down Under - here are his Ashes series player ratings.

Tomorrow, thank God, the Ashes will come to an end, bringing the curtain down on a series of unforgivable crimes against cricket.

David Warner has rallied to the defence of Australia selector George Bailey and head coach Andrew McDonald in the wake of the ABC controversy that has engulfed the final Ashes Test.

Ahead of the final Test in Sydney and before a review of what went wrong takes shape, these are the players that can help win back the urn in 18 months' time.

Pat Cummins will be named in Australia's T20 World Cup squad despite ongoing uncertainty around whether he will be cleared of injury in time to lead the pace attack.

This is my sixth Ashes tour, and the previous five had encouraged a hypothesis: even if Australians aren't always gracious winners, they can be magnanimous in defeat.

Pat Cummins has insisted that he's aiming to be back playing again for Australia in February's T20 World Cup, after he was ruled out of the remaining two Ashes Tests.

The hosts are trying to roll to a 4-0 lead in the series without skipper Pat Cummins and spin king Nathan Lyon.

When members of the legendary 2005 Ashes squad got together this summer to reminisce 20 years on, Collingwood was conspicuous by his absence.

Australia will once again be without Lyon and Cummins after their match-turning efforts as the Aussies secured the urn in Adelaide.

Comparing England's cricketers socialising between matches to a stag do is completely over the top and, as someone who has lost Test series in Australia myself, I have sympathy for them.

Yes, you read it right: in the immediate aftermath of losing the Ashes in 11 days, McCullum had the brass neck to say that he wants to still be England coach as 'it's a pretty good gig and good fun'.

Pat Cummins has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Snicko, after Australia retained the Ashes with an 82-run victory in Adelaide.

Heartwarming scenes erupted after Australia claimed a nervy victory against England at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday.

The Aussies have kept hold of the urn after just 11 days of play - but the victory in the third Test in Adelaide looks to have come at a steep cost.

LAWRENCE BOOTH: Set a near-impossible 435 to prevent Australia from going 3-0 with two to play, and retaining the urn that has been theirs since 2017-18, England closed on 207 for six.

OLIVER HOLT IN ADELAIDE: England have not let the Urn fall from their fading grasp just yet but Australia appear to be edging slowly closer to victory in the Third Test.

Marnus Labuschagne has stunned cricket fans and experts alike with an incredible catch to dismiss England's Ollie Pope on Saturday

England's Zak Crawley won't look back at this Ashes series with much fondness - and the opener was booed off Adelaide Oval after attempting to play mind games with Aussie star Pat Cummins.

The Ashes are almost gone for another two years. Thursday in Adelaide felt like witnessing a lot more than the turning point in a match. It felt like watching the end of an idea.

OLIVER HOLT IN ADELAIDE: England's hopes of regaining the Ashes are hanging by the most frayed of threads after another dismal performance.

It's embarrassing that a series of this magnitude, with careers on the line, should tolerate even the possibility of inaccuracy, when the UltraEdge used in England is far more precise.

LAWRENCE BOOTH IN ADELAIDE: Steve Smith has been ruled out of the crucial third Test at Adelaide after feeling unwell during the build-up to the game.

Pat Cummins has revealed there were points during his recovery from a back injury where he was left not knowing whether he would be able to play in this summer's Ashes series.

Cricket Australia have confirmed how they plan to acknowledge the victims of the Bondi terrorist attack at Adelaide Oval on Wednesday.

The veteran got the bad news just two days before celebrating his 39th birthday.

The vocabulary of the alpha male prevails as England look to stop the Ashes pain. Ben Stokes is looking for 'dog' in his players. No discussion of such nuanced qualities as intelligence and attrition.

The cricket skipper was just one of several big names from the world of sport to make a heartfelt plea to Aussies in the wake of the terror attack.

One of England's Australian rivals has revealed why he thinks its a good thing that England have travelled to enjoy a beach getaway in Noosa.

Aussie cricket bosses have named the 15 stars who could take to the field in Adelaide next Wednesday as the home side try to put the final nail in England's coffin.

There will be plenty of soul searching in the England camp this week after getting hammered in the opening two Ashes Tests in Australia, with players going their separate ways before reuniting in Noosa.

Thursday was Crawley's day for defusing bombs. It seems that those who despise England's brand of attacking cricket regard Bazball as a many-headed monster with Crawley's face etched on every one.

LAWRENCE BOOTH IN BRISBANE: Speculation has been growing that the Australian star, who missed the first Test at Perth, might force his way into contention late on.

Concerning scenes unfolded outside The Gabba on Wednesday afternoon as members of the media and staff were evacuated.

One of the questions people have been asking in the build-up to Brisbane, given his elite record of 81 wickets in pink-ball Test matches, is how best to keep out Mitchell Starc.

The boss of the Australian Cricketers' Association has warned international cricket could disappear completely. It comes as other nations prioritise T20 matches over Tests.

Selectors made the bombshell call with less than two days to go before the start of the second match of the series in Brisbane.

Steve Smith appears to be channelling his inner NFL player as he debuted a new look during training on Sunday.

Cricket Australia has delivered a bombshell announcement on the makeup of its squad for the second Ashes Test against England in Brisbane

Pat Cummins is set to be included in Australia's squad for the upcoming second Ashes Test against England in Brisbane, according to reports.

The second Test in Brisbane begins on December 4 - and fans of the baggy green have just received a timely boost.

JIMMY ANDERSON: England have now got to treat this as a four-Test series, and forget that the first Test happened. They've got to try to win all four matches, starting in Brisbane.

Khawaja's disastrous absence from the field in Perth on Friday has been thrown into new light - and local supporters are furious.

COMMENT BY LAWRENCE BOOTH IN PERTH: What seemed clear from Steve Smith's mockery of Monty Panesar was that the wounds of Sandpapergate have not fully healed.

SIR JAMES ANDERSON: No matter how much you try to block out the noise as an England cricketer, you are always aware of its presence in an Ashes series. Especially one hosted in Australia.

'Hit the ground running,' says Andrew Strauss. Mike Gatting advises: 'If you get on top, stay on top.' For Mike Brearley, it was 'seize your moment'. It sounds simple. But it is not.

RICHARD GIBSON IN PERTH: Ben Stokes has claimed the chance to join a select band of winning England captains in Australia represents the biggest motivation of his career.

With combined XIs floating around and this being one of the closest-matched series - especially Down Under - in recent memory, who really has the better weapons heading into this all-out assault?

The Aussies head into the first Test on Friday in Perth with a weakened and ageing team.

The veteran broadcaster had plenty to say when Carey's stumping of Jonny Bairstow became one of the most controversial moments in Ashes history.

It is the vision that will delight locals but terrify England cricket fans - Aussie paceman Pat Cummins bowling with gusto in the nets ahead of the first Ashes Test in Perth.

Pat Cummins has found himself under the microscope after Cricket Australia announced a new sponsorship deal with one of the country's biggest energy suppliers.

While many England cricket fans would be licking their lips at the Aussie bowling crisis ahead of the first Ashes Test in Perth, the former skipper is wary of a different kind of threat.

An ECB statement confirmed he had 'been cleared of any concerns,' and although he did not rejoin the practice game, it added that he 'will continue to train as planned'.

Australia's fast bowling stocks will be severely tested in the first Ashes Test in Perth after Josh Hazelwood was ruled out on Saturday with a hamstring complaint

Jimmy Anderson stares out at Old Trafford in the November drizzle and talks about the greats that have graced this famous arena, the Ashes and his plans for the future.

Australia has been the world's most batsman-friendly country but times have changed. And England will have to adapt if they're to win a first Test there for 15 years.

The headlines since England arrived Down Under have not been nice. And yet if the local hacks want a real story, they might look at Australia's fragile fast bowlers.

As coach of Sheffield Shield champions South Australia, Harris knows the first-class game Down Under. And he's not sure Bazball can succeed in those conditions.

The Aussie Test skipper has been struggling with his fitness just ahead of the first match of the Ashes, but he's been kicking goals off the field.

England's loud supporter group the Barmy Army are famed for letting rip at the Aussies with their creative songs, and one star in the baggy green is in their crosshairs.

Australia's 15-man squad for the first Ashes Test at Perth has done little to quieten the theory that their greatest vulnerability is at the top of the order.

Michael Vaughan believes Ben Stokes' side must rein in their attacking instincts if they are to stand any chance of becoming the first England team to win the Ashes Down Under since 2011.

Concerns are continuing to mount over whether Australian captain Pat Cummins will be fit to play for the Baggy Greens in the opening Test of this summer's Ashes series.

The Ashes phoney war feels more intense than ever, and Broad and Warner - retired now, but no less retiring - are at the heart of the battle.

Australia have been up front about Pat Cummins missing the first Ashes Test, but the mystery surrounding a significant 49-year-old England absentee shows no sign of being solved.

The first Test in Perth is just over a month away, and the skipper is struggling badly with a back injury.

The possibility that Pat Cummins could miss the Ashes because of a back injury looks as damaging for Australia as it does uplifting for England. Yet it is not quite the boon it may appear

The first Test against England begins in Perth on November 21, and the Barmy Army will be celebrating the latest news about the Aussie skipper.

Aussie Test cricket captain Pat Cummins has launched a new children's book entitled 'Howzat Pat! Money Mystery'.

The first Test of the highly anticipated series against the Poms begins on November 21 in Perth.

Pat Cummins has revealed that there is still some uncertainty around whether he will be able to play for Australia in the opening Test of the 2025 Ashes Series.

The news about the skipper isn't good ahead of the eagerly awaited first Test against England begins on November 21 in Perth.

Pat Cummins faces an anxious build-up to the summer after fresh scans revealed a troubling back issue ahead of a blockbuster Ashes series against England