Pat Cummins says he’s unfazed by requires him to resign as captain, regardless of accepting full accountability for Australia dropping their method within the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford.
Cummins endured the worst Test of his profession in final week’s Manchester draw, going for 1-129 as England scored 592.
Australia’s ways in that match have been roundly criticised, whereas Cummins dropped two catches and missed a run out within the discipline amid accusations he was rattled by the hosts’ method.
Teammate Travis Head on Tuesday provided one clarification for the frantic efficiency, stating that the variety of fielders on the boundary meant restricted common communication between gamers.
Cummins mentioned Australia knew they needed to be calmer within the fifth Test at The Oval, which begins on Thursday.
“It’s something we speak a lot of as a group: A calm environment,” he mentioned.
“That’s off the field but on the field as well.
“It most likely wasn’t our greatest day when it comes to that. And that is my fault, nobody else’s.
“It’s tough. You’re out there, the wicket’s a flat wicket, the batters are batting well, it’s played at a different pace to pretty much any Test cricket before.”
Australia have conceded they might want a rethink as they give the impression of being to wrap up their first Ashes sequence victory in England in 22 years with a win or attract London.
Former Victoria captain Darren Berry final week labelled Australia’s short-ball method “unwatchable”, and referred to as for Cummins to resign as captain.
“A few things have come across my desk from the boys having a laugh,” Cummins mentioned of the criticism.
“I’ve been in this job two years now and you learn pretty quickly you’ve got to have a thick skin.
“I’m not going to please everybody and everybody’s bought opinions. But they are not details, they’re opinions.”
Former Test greats Mark Waugh and Glenn McGrath have also questioned whether Cummins can balance the captaincy with his own bowling performance, particularly against an up-tempo England.
Under 18 months of Cummins’ captaincy Australia have won 11 Tests and lost four, while retaining the Ashes twice and winning the World Test Championship.
While the current skipper believes the job has a shelf life, he does not feel his use-by date is any time soon as a key transition period looms for Australia, with several players set to retire.
“I really feel like with every sport I’m getting higher. There’s a good bit extra left in me,” Cummins mentioned.
“The greatest asset we now have is the expertise of the group and that is not going to be round endlessly.
“We’re very individualised in how we let everyone be themselves and do it their way.
“Some of that is all the way down to the truth that we have got guys which have performed 100 Test matches, or 15 years of first-class cricket.
“If there’s new guys in, maybe you need to shift that (approach) a little bit. It’s exciting, that’s what I like about the job.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
