Pat Cummins isn’t simply able to return from harm to tackle South Africa, he’s feeling pretty much as good as he ever has moving into to a Test collection.
The Australian captain confirmed he’d return for the primary Test in Brisbane beginning on Saturday, on the expense of Queensland fast Michael Neser.
Cummins is recovered from the slight quad harm which restricted him within the second innings of the primary Test in opposition to the Windies in Perth, and compelled him to overlook the second in Adelaide.
But having been again bowling on arrival in Brisbane earlier this week, Cummins stated he’s fully-armed for the showdown with the Proteas, the primary Test conflict between the 2 international locations for the reason that sandpaper scandal rocked their 2018 encounter.
“I feel great,” Cummins stated on Friday.
“I feel as fresh as I’ve ever been going into a Test series.
“I‘m totally 100 per cent, had a couple of bowls and I’m ready to go.”
An Thursday Australian opener Usman Khawaja says the fallout from the sandpaper scandal hasn’t been mentioned forward of the conflict .
“I’m being genuine that time heals all wounds. I guess in a way the guys have come so far from that,’’ Khawaja said.
“Obviously, being part of that tour I know we are a very different Australian cricket team from what we were back then – the way we go about it, the way we play.
“A lot of the guys have matured as cricketers and humans … everyone has got so many things happening in their lives from where they were four years ago. I think that actually gave the guys a lot of perspective.”
More to come back …
Originally printed as Australian captain Pat Cummins is 100 per cent for Test with South Africa
