{"id":399341,"date":"2025-09-05T07:03:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T07:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/399341\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T07:03:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T07:03:33","slug":"australia-skipper-cummins-to-do-whatever-it-takes-to-play-ashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/399341\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia skipper Cummins to do ‘whatever it takes’ to play Ashes"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Pat Cummins says he will do whatever it takes to play the Ashes against England starting in November, with the Australian skipper prepared to “take a few risks” with a back injury that has sidelined him.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old pace spearhead has been ruled out of upcoming white-ball series against New Zealand and India with “lumbar bone stress”, casting a shadow over Australia’s Ashes preparations.<\/p>\n

He has not bowled since their Test tour of the West Indies in June-July, restricted to just light gym duties with no date set for a return.<\/p>\n

The first Ashes Test starts in 12 weeks in Perth and Cummins told cricket.com.au he was “willing to take a few risks” to fast-track his recovery.<\/p>\n

“I’m never going to go into a Test match unless you think you can finish the Test match,” he said.<\/p>\n

“But when you’re 18 or 19, you’re like, ‘Let’s make sure this is the perfect rehab, whether it takes an extra six months’. Whereas I’m happy to be a bit like, ‘Well, it’s an Ashes series, whatever it takes to play it’.”<\/p>\n

“Then, say, at the end, if you’re still not 100 percent and you need to then have a bit of a break next year, there’s not another Ashes series.”<\/p>\n

Whether he fronts up in Perth remains to be seen with medical staff set to “reassess” him in a month’s time. It will also depend on how fellow quicks Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland are faring.<\/p>\n

Cummins has suffered serious back issues several times over the years, including a flare-up in 2018 that kept him out of action for a full off-season.<\/p>\n

But he has missed just one Test through injury since taking over as Test captain four years ago and said the current problem felt “worlds away” from his previous troubles.<\/p>\n

“I’ve bowled a lot over the last few years, so something was bound to happen at some point. But hopefully I get this right and don’t miss too much cricket,” he said.<\/p>\n

Australia retained the Ashes in England in 2023, after the series ended in a 2-2 draw.<\/p>\n

They also enjoyed a 4-0 sweep of England at home in 2021-22. Cummins was the leading wicket-taker with 21 scalps at an average of 18.<\/p>\n

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