Australia captain Pat Cummins remains sidelined as he continues to recover from a back injury, with the team naming an unchanged squad for the second Ashes Test in Brisbane. The 32-year-old fast bowler has not played since July and is still building towards a comeback.
Cummins was initially expected to return for the day-nighter at the Gabba, but will now miss the match as he continues to work on his fitness and bowling action. Australia have named an unchanged squad, with stand-in captain Steve Smith leading the team once again.
The decision to keep the same 14 players has been made despite Josh Hazlewood's absence due to a hamstring injury. The left-arm fast bowler was bowling in the nets in Sydney this week, but there is no indication as to when he could return.
Without Cummins and Hazlewood, Australia have the opportunity to field an unchanged attack for the pink-ball Test. Mitchell Starc took 10 wickets in the first Ashes Test in Perth, and will likely be involved in Brisbane.
The absence of Pat Cummins has given Steve Smith another chance to lead his team, but it remains to be seen how they will fare without their star bowler. The second Ashes Test is set to take place on Thursday at the Gabba, with Australia looking to build on their impressive 8-wicket win in Perth.
Cummins was initially expected to return for the day-nighter at the Gabba, but will now miss the match as he continues to work on his fitness and bowling action. Australia have named an unchanged squad, with stand-in captain Steve Smith leading the team once again.
The decision to keep the same 14 players has been made despite Josh Hazlewood's absence due to a hamstring injury. The left-arm fast bowler was bowling in the nets in Sydney this week, but there is no indication as to when he could return.
Without Cummins and Hazlewood, Australia have the opportunity to field an unchanged attack for the pink-ball Test. Mitchell Starc took 10 wickets in the first Ashes Test in Perth, and will likely be involved in Brisbane.
The absence of Pat Cummins has given Steve Smith another chance to lead his team, but it remains to be seen how they will fare without their star bowler. The second Ashes Test is set to take place on Thursday at the Gabba, with Australia looking to build on their impressive 8-wicket win in Perth.
. Hopefully he'll make a swift recovery and be back to his awesome self soon! Meanwhile, I think Steve Smith's doing a great job leading the team without him 
. Those Aussies are gonna rock Brisbane with that unchanged attack 
! Starc is gonna bring some serious heat 
... can't wait for Thursday's match 
. Fingers crossed they keep up the winning streak 
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his back injury is super frustrating 
and now he's gonna miss another match 
hopefully he can get back soon 
would love to see him in action again 
meanwhile, Smith is leading the team and it'll be interesting to see how they do without their star bowler 
Starc is a great option though 
gotta wait and see what happens next 
for a sec. I mean, I get it, he's still recovering and all that jazz, but this is the Ashes we're talkin' about! A bit of risk never hurt anyone... or at least not in a sporting context 
. Still, gotta give props to Steve Smith for stepin' up as captain again 
. Now can we please get some updates on Josh Hazlewood's hamstring injury? We need that guy back ASAP 
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steve smith leading again is good, but what about the team chemistry without cummins? 