Australian Test captain Pat Cummins has revealed that Cricket He was forced into a ‘confession’ by Australia before being handed the task of leading the team for the Ashes series starting at the Gabba on 8 December.
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The pacer was appointed captain of the Australian Test team after Tim Paine voluntarily stepped down following a sexting scandal involving a former Cricket Tasmania employee. Since then Paine has taken an indefinite break from cricket.
Cummins, who was appointed Australia’s 47th Test captain, became the first fast bowler since Ray Lindwall 65 years ago to lead the team, reportedly “revealing any of his secrets before being appointed captain”. was asked for, News.com.au reported on Sunday.
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Australian cricket has been ravaged by two major scandals in recent years, the first one involving former captain Steve Smith and now Paine during the 2018 tour of South Africa.
During an interview with ABC sports presenter Corbin Middlemas, when Cummins was asked whether the Cricket Australia (CA) panel had asked him “something like a confession” before being appointed captain, he replied, “Yeah, there were some questions. . I won’t go into detail. It was a really nice open discussion. We talked about a lot of different things. So we both felt really comfortable with it.”
Cummins was selected for the top job by a five-member selection panel consisting of CA chief selector George Bailey, selector Tony Dodemaid, CA board member Mel Jones, CEO Nick Hockley and chairman Richard Freudenstein.
Cummins also allayed fears that this year’s lack of red-ball experience would affect the team’s chances in the Ashes series. Apart from Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, David Warner and Steve Smith, many top Australian cricketers including Cummins himself have not had a more competitive red-ball performance at the international level or in first-class cricket for more than six months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 19 pandemic.
But Cummins said that with the success in the ICC T20 World Cup, the team was ready for the summer ahead.
After Saturday’s first training session as captain, Cummins said, “(We) had a really good hitout. We were able to simulate the intensity of the match really well. We had a big bowl, we Bowlers, two big spells. If the Test match was in the next few days, we would be ready to go.”
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